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L’OMS met à jour ses directives pour la rage

L’OMS annonce la publication de deux nouveaux documents d’information, fruit de longs mois de travaux d’experts de la rage.

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Recent Research - April 2018

A round-up of recent research news most relevant to GARC's mission.

Pubs

WHO position paper on Rabies Vaccine, 2018

Part of WHO’s series of regularly updated position papers on vaccines and combinations of vaccines against diseases that have an international public health impact. It summarizes essential background information on rabies and the current WHO position on the use of rabies vaccine worldwide.

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WHO 2018 Expert Consultation on Rabies: WHO TRS N°1012

This report provides updated guidance based on evidence and programmatic experience on the multiple facets of rabies prevention, control and elimination.

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WHO announces updated guidance on rabies

WHO is delighted to announce the publication of two new guidance documents, each the product of months of expert review.

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Prestigious award for rabies research presented to Prof. Sarah Cleaveland

Professor Sarah Cleaveland OBE FRS was awarded the 2018 Leeuwenhoek Medal and Lecture by the UK’s Royal Society for her pioneering work towards the elimination of rabies throughout the world.

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Leopard in Sanjay Gandhi National Park. Photo: Maheshshinde (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:P1010426.JPG) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Vaccinating dogs protects from wildlife threats

Wild animals living near humans often interact with local dog populations and can modulate the threat of rabies—sometimes in unexpected ways—but the influence of wildlife on rabies transmission to domestic animals and people can be diminished by a fully vaccinated domestic dog population.

Children

Want a Friend? Be a Friend! (Filipino)

Interactive, illustrated educational booklet to prevent dog bites and improve children's interactions with animals.

GARC/Netcare/WHO

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ManuMitra s'attaque aux chiens de rue dans les villes du Népal, un quartier à la fois.

Au Népal, les autorités de Katmandou ont développé une nouvelle approche de la gestion des chiens de rue et du contrôle de la rage en en transférant la responsabilité à la plus petite unité administrative locale, le quartier.

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Modéliser aide à comprendre comment la rage se transmet.

Des campagnes de vaccination dans la ville entière de N'Djamena, capitale du Tchad, et un modèle déterministe basé sur des données épidémiologiques ont montré qu'il est possible d'éliminer la rage en Afrique.