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Global Perspectives on Rabies Prevention and Control: A Decade of World Rabies Day Themes and Progress toward
Ashkan Alamdary1, Mehdi Ajorloo2, Alireza Gholami1
1Research and Development Department, Production and Research Complex, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Karaj, Iran.
Iranian Biomedical Journal
|July 15, 2026
Summary
Global rabies control efforts show promise, with dog vaccination reducing human cases. However, challenges like surveillance gaps and unequal resource distribution hinder achieving zero human rabies deaths by 2030.
Area of Science:
- Veterinary Public Health
- Infectious Disease Epidemiology
- Global Health Security
Background:
- Rabies is a fatal zoonotic disease causing ~59,000 annual deaths, primarily in Asia and Africa.
- World Rabies Day (WRD) themes guide global rabies prevention and control efforts (2016-2025).
Purpose of the Study:
- Assess rabies epidemiological trends, interventions, challenges, and innovations.
- Evaluate progress towards the World Health Organization's "Zero by 30" goal for human rabies deaths.
Main Methods:
- Review of global rabies prevention and control initiatives (2016-2025).
- Analysis of World Rabies Day themes and their alignment with intervention strategies.
- Assessment of epidemiological data and reported intervention outcomes.
Main Results:
- Significant reductions in rabies occurrence observed globally.
- Dog vaccination campaigns achieved 70% coverage in Guinea, leading to a 95% decrease in human cases in Latin America.
- Persistent challenges include surveillance gaps, vaccine shortages, and inadequate public education.
Conclusions:
- Emerging innovations like low-cost intradermal prophylaxis and AI surveillance show potential.
- Socioeconomic inequalities and insufficient investment remain significant barriers.
- Achieving "Zero by 30" necessitates enhanced collaboration, equitable resource distribution, and community engagement.
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