The OIE tools to mitigate the risk of rabies transmission at the human–animal interface

摘要

Rabies is a widespread, under-reported and neglected zoonotic disease with a case fatality rate of almost 100% in humans and animals, if left untreated. Although it is completely preventable in humans through the sustainable vaccination of dogs, limited progress has been made in eliminating the disease at the global level. In countries where people are still dying from rabies, dogs are responsible for an overwhelming majority of the reported animal and human rabies cases. In developing countries, children remain most at risk, due to the all-too-frequent occurrence of stray dog bites. In spite of advances inscienti?c methods and control tools, rabies remains a threat to both the human and animal populations. Controlling the disease in dogs, especially in stray dogs, must be a priority to prevent lethal cases in humans. The veterinary profession has a leading role in and responsibility for delivering a service that will allow the worldwide elimination of rabies in humans.