Research papers from the last few months most relevant to GARC’s mission
In the recently released report “Investing to overcome the global impact of NTDs”, the World Health Organization urges affected countries to increase their spending by as little as $1 per person annually until the year 2030 to help alleviate the burden of NTDs and improve domestic health care outcomes.
A new book provides comprehensive information on the choice of laboratory methods for rabies diagnosis, research and prevention.
The European Union Reference Laboratory for Rabies (the Anses–Nancy Laboratory for Rabies and Wildlife, France) released its first monthly newsletter in March 2015.
Upcoming conferences of interest to rabies reserachers
Since 2007 VSF Germany is engaged in rabies prevention in Southern Kenya, and their continuous work has born its fruit- the incidence of rabies in humans in the areas has decreased significantly.
A research team at Kansas State University recently demonstrated that pets with out-of-date rabies vaccinations are still protected from the rabies virus—provided they receive a booster immediately after exposure
The OIE has launched a new web portal and an interactive infographic on rabies to raise awareness on the disease and to encourage the mobilisation of the international community around this cause.
For the first time, a One Health framework has been developed to assess social, animal welfare and ethical impacts together with epidemiological and economic impacts of rabies control measures.
