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World Rabies Day
A disease we can end, one vaccinated dog at a time.
Next: September 28, 2027
Where it comes from
World Rabies Day was launched in 2007 by the Global Alliance for Rabies Control, with the WHO and animal-health bodies. The date is the anniversary of the death of Louis Pasteur, who developed the first rabies vaccine in 1885.
How it's celebrated
Mass dog-vaccination drives, especially in Asia and Africa where almost all human deaths occur; school education on avoiding bites and washing wounds; free clinics run by vets and NGOs.
Did you know
Rabies kills around 59,000 people a year, about 40 per cent of them children, yet it is almost 100 per cent preventable by vaccinating dogs.
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