On January 30th, a meeting entitled "Uniting to combat Neglected Tropical Diseases. Ending the Neglect and Reaching 2020 Goals" announced a joint effort to tackle 10 neglected tropical diseases in a coordinated fashion.
A perspective on past and present rabies control on the Caribbean island and the value of WRD activities there.
WRD was celebrated for the first time in Madagascar with a media conference and the opening of a new rabies treatment center.
Two WRD events are highlighted - spreading the word to pet owners in the US and the caving community in Mexico
The 22nd Rabies in the Americas (RITA) meeting was recently held in San Juan, the capital of Puerto Rico, providing a great setting for learning about rabies in the Caribbean.
In response to alarming numbers of dog bite and rabies cases, veterinary workers redesigned the control strategy in Kisumu, Kenya, demonstrating the power of an intersectoral approach.
A combination of two human monoclonal antibodies could potentially improve the availability of complete PEP treatment worldwide.
The National Centre for Disease Control in Delhi, India has celebrated every WRD so far, and has also incorporated it into a new initiaitive in rabies control, being carried out in 5 cities.
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation project in Kwa-Zulu Natal province, South Africa recently announced a whole year without a single diagnosed case of human rabies.
The recent OIE meeting Seoul, South Korea produced recommendations strongly advocating for global rabies control through international collaboration.
