The World Rabies Day Campaign is a community of people Working Together towards human rabies prevention and animal rabies control. Please get in touch to partner with us!! If you would like to introduce this initiative to other potential partners, please feel free to use our introductory presentation.
World Rabies Day is supported by the informal group "Partners for Rabies Prevention"
| Alliance for Rabies Control The Alliance for Rabies Control is the creator and coordinator of the World Rabies Day initiative. It was created to alleviate the burden of rabies across the developing world by promoting and implementing public health and education programmes, whilst addressing the needs of wildlife conservation and animal welfare. |
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| Centers for Disease Control The Rabies Program of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia is responsible both domestically and internationally for providing epidemic aid, consultation, surveillance, epidemiologic studies, and ecologic investigations of rabies-associated illness. The CDC supports advances in rabies treatment, and promotes rabies prevention and control programs both in the United States and abroad. CDC serves as a World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Rabies, providing reference or diagnostic services throughout the world. The CDC Rabies Team is taking a lead role in promoting and encouraging World Rabies Day awareness activities around the world. |
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work focuses on farm animal health and welfare and on the protection of
humans from zoonoses as defined in the German Animal Diseases Act. The
FLI does basic and applied research in different scientific fields,
such as physiology, ethology, epidemiology, immunology, virology,
bacteriology, parasitology, and related sciences. The work aims at: the
prevention of diseases by developing and improving rapid diagnostics
and prophylactic measures, providing the background for modern control
strategies for animal diseases and zoonoses, improving farm animal
husbandry in compliance with animal welfare, preserving the genetic
diversity of farm animals and supporting the efficient utilisation of
animal feed as basis for the production of high quality animal-based
foodstuffs.
As a federal research institute and independent
higher federal authority under the Federal Ministry for Food,
Agriculture and Consumer Protection, the FLI has a consultative
function which helps provide the scientific basis for political
decision-making. It also performs epidemiological investigations during
outbreaks of animal diseases and prepares risk assessments on various
infectious diseases of farm animals. In addition to certain vaccines
against animal diseases, the FLI mainly licenses diagnostics for
infectious animal diseases. At present, the FLI has approximately 850
employees in eleven institutes at seven locations. The FLI houses more
than 40 national reference laboratories for notifiable animal diseases
and 8 international reference laboratories of the world organisation
for animal health (OIE), respectively.
The FLI was designated a "Collaborating Centre for Rabies Surveillance and Research" of the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1974 and also runs a "Collaborating Centre for Zoonoses in Europe" of the OIE. Important terms of reference of the WHO CC are to (i) collect, analyze and distribute rabies surveillance data via the Rabies Bulletin Europe, (ii) conduct research on oral vaccination of wildlife and dogs, epidemiological and laboratory diagnostics of rabies and epidemiology of rabies in neozoa and bats and (iii) to provid support and expertise for rabies surveillance and control measures.
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| Institute Pasteur |
| Sanofi Pasteur Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of sanofi-aventis Group, provided more than 1.6 billion doses of vaccine in 2007, making it possible to immunize more than 500 million people across the globe. A world leader in the vaccine industry, sanofi pasteur offers the broadest range of vaccines protecting against 20 infectious diseases. The Company's heritage, to create vaccines that protect life, dates back more than a century. Sanofi pasteur is the largest company entirely dedicated to vaccines. Every day, the company invests more than EUR 1 million in research and development. For more information, please visit: www.sanofipasteur.com or www.sanofipasteur.us. |
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| Merial Merial is a world-leading, innovation-driven animal health company, providing a comprehensive range of products to enhance the health, well-being and performance of a wide range of animals. Merial employs more than 5,000 people and operates in more than 150 countries worldwide. Its 2007 sales were nearly $2.5 billion. Merial Limited is a joint venture between Merck & Co., Inc. and sanofi-aventis. For more information, please visit www.merial.com. |
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| Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics Novartis Vaccines, the vaccines division of Novartis, is the world's fifth-largest vaccines business. Novartis Vaccines is the world's second-largest manufacturer of flu vaccines and has important meningococcal, pediatric and travel vaccine franchises. The company's portfolio of products includes vaccines for influenza, meningitis, rabies, tick-borne encephalitis, Haemophilus influenzae B (Hib), polio, mumps, measles and rubella and diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (whooping cough). For more information, please visit www.novartis.com. |
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Veterinary Laboratories Agency - VLA, United Kingdom The Rabies and Wildlife Zoonoses Group (RWZG) based at VLA in Weybridge was designated a World Health Organisation Communicable Disease Surveillance and Response Collaborating Centre for the characterisation of rabies and rabies-related viruses in 2002. This was followed in 2006 when the laboratory was designated an OIE Reference Laboratory for Rabies. The RWZG forms part of the VLA Statutory and Exotic Virus (SEV) programme, which encompasses surveillance and research activities. Surveillance involves consultancy, maintenance of expertise, fieldwork, laboratory testing and test development. The research underpins the surveillance work and provides evidence required by Defra and the UK Department of Health (DoH), to inform policy and control strategies. The laboratory is licensed to undertake diagnostic testing on samples from both animal and human origin. The VLA Mission Statement: "We safeguard public and animal health through world class veterinary research and surveillance".
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| World Veterinary Association The World Veterinary Association serves the Veterinary Profession, Veterinary Medicine and Science and promotes its rights, standards and competence. It serves the societies at global international level. It promotes animal and human health and wellbeing through sustainable and humane use and management of animals. It contributes to the protection and sustainability of the environment. |
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| Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations |
| World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) is an intergovernmental organisation with a mandate from its 169 Member Countries and Territories to improve world animal health. In this capacity, the OIE is responsible for ensuring transparency of the animal disease situation worldwide, including diseases transmissible to humans, and the sanitary safety of world trade of animals and animal products. The OIE publishes international standards in all fields covered by its mandate, including animal welfare and food safety. Prevention of diseases at the animal source is the ultimate key in dealing with a prevalent and perennial zoonosis like rabies. Animal vaccination remains the method of choice to control and eradicate rabies. It is therefore the prime responsibility of the veterinary profession to apply its knowledge and skills in animal disease control to create a protective immune buffer between the animal source of the disease and susceptible human beings. Good governance of veterinary services, better laboratory diagnostic capacity and vaccination campaigns in domesticated and wild animals are thus key actions to be taken. The OIE fully supports the efforts to raise public awareness of rabies and the need for collaboration with other professions and the public health sector. |
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In-Kind Support for World Rabies Day Provided by:
| Kansas State University The KSU College of Veterinary Medicine heralds a sentinel role in the World Rabies Day campaign as both the former and current rabies laboratory directors are fundamental to the concept and establishment of the initiative. In addition to resources at the college level, the Department of Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology and the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory contribute tangible resources and support to the World Rabies Day initiative. |
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Outreach Partners:
| American Animal Hospital Association The American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) is an organization serving veterinarians and members of their staffs, who are engaged in the delivery of veterinary medical care to pets. In addition to providing educational programs and publications and various services to practices, the Association publishes Standards for veterinary practices. AAHA has resources available on-line for both pet owners and professionals. |
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American Association of Feline Practitioners
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American Veterinary Medical Association |
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| Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges The Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) represents all 32 veterinary medical colleges in the United States and Canada, nine departments of veterinary science, seven departments of comparative medicine, three veterinary medical education institutions, and six international colleges of veterinary medicine in its collective dealings with governmental bodies, veterinary medical organizations, the animal and human health industry, educational and scientific organizations and the public. |
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| British Veterinary Association The British Veterinary Association (BVA) is the national representative body for the veterinary profession with over 10,600 members. In promoting and supporting the interests of our members, and the animals under their care, the BVA is committed to developing and maintaining channels of communication not least with government, parliamentarians and the media. The BVA is represented on the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe, the Commonwealth Veterinary Association, the World Veterinary Association and the International Veterinary Officers Council and has an active Overseas Group. |
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Canadian Food Inspection Agency |
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Canadian Veterinary Medical Association |
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| Canine Life Support Canine Life Support is a Dutch registered non-profit organization based in Sri Lanka. We provide food, shelter and (medical) care to Sri Lanka canines. We work according to a protocol: R.I.V.S.: Registration, Identification, Vaccination and Sterilization. After this we release the dogs back into the same area they were picked up from as soon as possible. Canine Life Support believes that the most powerful weapon is information and education. By informing people about animal welfare and animal interaction we want to raise awareness amongst communities. By talking to locals, visiting schools and through leading by example we aim to create a safe and healthy living environment for both people and animals. |
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| Commonwealth Veterinary Association The Commonwealth Veterinary Association (CVA) was founded in 1967. Membership is open to National Veterinary Associations of Commonwealth member countries. Currently the CVA has 52 members with each member association being represented on a Regional Council. There are six regions representing Asia, Australasia/Oceania, Canada/Caribbean, East, Central and Southern Africa, West Africa and UK/Mediterranean. The Mission of the Commonwealth Veterinary Association is to promote the veterinary profession within the Commonwealth by encouraging the highest professional standards of education, ethics and service in order to advance animal health, productivity and welfare so as to improve the quality of life of all its peoples.
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| Doggone Safe Doggone Safe is a non-profit organization dedicated to dog bite prevention through education, and dog bite victim support (through the Courtney Trempe Memorial Fund for Dog Bite Victim Support). Doggone Safe has members and partners throughout North America and overseas. Doggone Safe provides educational resources to the public through its website, community events, consumer shows and seminar programs. Doggone Safe is widely regarded as the premier provider of dog bite prevention information that focuses on empowerment through knowledge and understanding of dog body language and how to act safely around dogs. Education of children is a primary focus for Doggone Safe and it facilitates this through the Be a Tree seminar program for school age children and through the production and dissemination of educational materials.
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Federation of Veterinarians of Europe |
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| Foundation for Human Rabies Education and Eradication The Foundation for Human Rabies Education and Eradication (FHREE) established in 1998, is a private foundation. Its primary goal is to fund projects facilitating the diffusion of information about rabies, and rabies prevention in rural areas. It is targeting all paramedical professionals, the population at large and the children in particular. Funding is provided directly to local public Health or charitable entities, for the production of posters, pamphlets, brochures and comic books for children. Because it believes that native professionals know best how to approach educational issues in their own country, the Foundation provides only financial support for projects that are entirely conceived locally and implemented locally. |
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National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians (US) |
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A Rabies Free World |
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| Student American Veterinary Medical Association The Student American Veterinary Medical Association is coordinating World Rabies Day events as part of their “One Health Challenge Series.” As of May 2008, there are 24 of the 28 US Colleges of Veterinary Medicine participating in the events. The events are a wide variety of activities including: runs, dog walks, health fairs, seminars, and student outreach. All of the events are aimed at raising money for rabies prevention and control projects globally through the Alliance for Rabies Control. For more information, or to get involved, please contact Emily Eaton at !Please, turn on JavaScript or go to the contact us page! or Mylissia Stukey at !Please, turn on JavaScript or go to the contact us page!. |
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| U.S. Army Veterinary Corps The U.S. Army Veterinary Corps is an integral part of the Army Medical Department and as such our mission is to protect Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines and support the national Military Strategy. We conduct this mission in over 83 countries by providing veterinary public health capabilities, veterinary medical and surgical care, food safety and defense, biomedical research and development, and to support host nation countries to improve animal health and agriculture infrastructure. |
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| Veterinarians Without Borders - Canada VWB-VSF Canada is a charitable, humanitarian organization whose mission is to work with those in need to foster the health of animals, people, and the environments that sustain us. VWB-VSF Canada engages in activities around the world related to the health of farm animals (aquaculture and land-based), urban domestic animals, and wildlife, as well as public and ecosystem health. |
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| World Society for the Protection of Animals The World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) is the world’s largest network for animal welfare. It brings together over 600 Member Societies and a whole community of individuals around the world who care about animal welfare. WSPA’s mission is to unite an informed, global animal welfare movement that helps and protects animals and creates a climate for change, leading to enforced legislation that transforms animals’ lives. |
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Association for the Control of Rabies in India |
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Rabies in Asia Conference Foundation |
The World Rabies Day is a community of people who want to prevent people from dying from rabies. Please get in touch to partner with us!
