An expert review of the effectiveness of pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP and PEP) was recently approved by the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) committee at WHO. Amongst other recommendations is the adoption of a new, three-visit intradermal regimen for rabies PEP that will allow for a shorter and more cost-effective schedule of vaccinations.
A round-up of recent publications relevant to GARC’s core mission
Pieracci et al. Trop Med Infect Dis. 2017;2(3):29. doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed2030029. Epub 2017 Jul 18.
Zimbabwe’s animal welfare agency, VAWS, has conducted a number of rabies vaccination campaigns in 2017 throughout the country, immunizing and sterilizing over 6,000 dogs, in addition to their education, outreach and training programs to promote animal welfare.
Wallace et al. 2017. Front. Vet. Sci. 4:9. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2017.00009
Coetzer et al. 2017. J S Afr Vet Assoc, 88(0), e1-e9. doi: 10.4102/jsava.v88i0.1397
Coetzer et al. Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2017, 2(3), 30; doi:10.3390/tropicalmed2030030
Taylor et al. 2017. Front Vet Sci, 4, 109. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2017.00109
Después de completar el Certificado de Educador contra la Rabia (CER) de GARC, un grupo de estudiantes de la Enactus Motilal Nehru College llevó a cabo campañas de sensibilización sobre la rabia para otros estudiantes y para los niños de un barrio marginal urbano cercano.
Una selección de artículos relevantes para la misión de GARC
