On the 17th of July, a 5 year old girl died of rabies in the Sarawak General Hospital in Kuching, the capital of Sarawak in Malaysia. This little girl became the fourth child victim of rabies from this small area this month, and the rabies virus is suspected as having crossed into Sarawak from the Kalimantan region of Indonesia.
In a recent article in Infectious Diseases of Poverty, researchers published a new, more comprehensive model for estimating dog populations that considers how variability in poverty levels and human population densities can impact dog ownership and rabies vaccination coverage.
A selection of recent articles relevant to GARC’s mission
A public information website for Nepal (www.dogdata.uk) has just been set up to show where and when anti-rabies vaccinations have taken place by mapping the locations of recently vaccinated dogs.
Para compartilhar o que inspira os envolvidos no esforço para erradicar a Raiva, estamos examinando mais atentamente o trabalho e a vida de alguns dos vencedores do Prêmio MSD Animal Health Award do Dia Mundial de Combate a Raiva de 2016. Nesta edição focamos no Dr. Thinlay N. Bhutia, que passou sua carreira trabalhando para um estado livre de Raiva em seu ambiente de vida himaliano de Sikkim, na Índia.
Un tour d'horizon des différentes recherches en rapport avec les missions de GARC.
The Universidad del Valle of Guatemala (UVG), CDC-Central America Region Office, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have collaborated for several years to enhance surveillance and improve the current understanding of rabies risk in Guatemala.
A round-up of recent research relevant to GARC’s mission
A Universidade del Valle da Guatemala (UVG), o Escritório Regional da América Central do CDC e o Centro de Controle e Prevenção de Doenças (CDC) colaboraram há vários anos para melhorar a vigilância e a compreensão atual do risco de Raiva na Guatemala.
La Universidad del Valle de Guatemala (UVG), la Oficina regional para Centroamérica de la CDC y los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC) han colaborado durante varios años para intensificar la vigilancia y mejorar la comprensión actual sobre el riesgo de la rabia en Guatemala.