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Technical officer. abelab@who.int. Rabies is a viral zoonotic disease that causes progressive and fatal inflammation of the brain and spinal cord.
La rabia es una virosis zoonótica que afecta al sistema nervioso y que se puede prevenir administrando una vacuna. En el 99% de los casos, la trasmisión al ser humano se produce a partir de un animal infectado. Los niños de 5 a 14 años son víctimas frecuentes. El virus de la rabia infecta a mamíferos como los perros, los gatos, el ganado ...
Jun 5, 2024 · Rabies is a serious public health problem in over 150 countries and territories, mainly in Asia and Africa. It is a viral, zoonotic, neglected tropical disease that causes tens of thousands of deaths annually, with 40% being children under 15. Dog bites and scratches cause 99% of the human rabies cases, and can be prevented through dog ...
India is endemic for rabies, and accounts for 36% of the world’s rabies deaths. True burden of rabies in India is not fully known; although as per available information, it causes 18 000-20 000 deaths every year. About 30-60% of reported rabies cases and deaths in India occur in children under the age of 15 years as bites that occur in ...
Aug 28, 2018 · Through implementation of the Global strategic plan to end human deaths from dog-mediated rabies by 2030, 5 affected countries will move a significant step closer to the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3 target of “ending the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases”. They will also make critical progress ...
Jan 22, 2019 · Appropriate wound management and prompt access to quality-assured PEP is almost 100% effective in preventing human rabies deaths. Mass dog vaccination is a proven, cost–effective way to save human lives by stopping transmission of rabies at its source. While a variety of animal species can host rabies, dogs are responsible for 99% of human cases.
Dec 19, 2023 · Saudi Arabia. Riyadh is the capital city of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. WHO Region: Eastern Mediterranean Region. Country Office Website Travel Advice.
28 de septiembre de 2020. Noticias departamentales. English. العربية. 中文. Français. Русский. El objetivo del nuevo foro «Unidos contra la Rabia» - en inglés es avanzar más rápidamente para prevenir, de aquí a 2030, todas las defunciones humanas debidas a la rabia transmitida por los perros, una enfermedad que, todavía ...
Para lograr nuestro objetivo de eliminación de la rabia transmitida por los perros para 2030, tenemos que dar continuidad a la respuesta mundial contra la rabia en los próximos 5 años. Ello exige una estrategia múltiple por fases en todos los países afectados, basada en la estrecha colaboración entre los sectores de la salud humana y la ...
Dogs are the source of the vast majority of rabies virus transmission, through bites or scratches, usually via saliva. Once clinical symptoms appear, rabies is virtually 100% fatal. Clinically, it has two forms: Furious rabies – characterized by hyperactivity and hallucinations. Paralytic rabies – characterized by paralysis and coma.
