An unexpected case of rabies found in an animal can raise concerns for a potential outbreak. Proactive vaccination of both wildlife and people can help protect everyone.
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On World Rabies Day – which is also the anniversary of French microbiologist Louis Pasteur’s death – a virologist reflects on the achievements of this visionary scientist.
Kenya should improve access to life saving vaccines, and train healthcare workers on patient management and best practices.
Fear of a disease that seemed to turn people into beasts might have inspired belief in supernatural beings that live on in today’s creepy Halloween costumes.
Health authorities have raised the alarm after several cases of human rabies were reported in a space of four months.
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Regents' Professor & Chair, Medical Laboratory Science, Texas State University
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Affiliate Professor of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University
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PhD Candidate, Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi
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Co-Director, Center for Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis (CEMA), University of Nairobi. Chancellors Fellow, Institute of Immunonology and Infection Research, University of Edinburgh. Associate Professor, Paul G Allen School for Global Health, Washington State University
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Principal Medical Scientist (PhD MPH), National Institute for Communicable Diseases
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis, University of Nairobi
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Associate Professor, Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nairobi
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Associate Professor of U.S. History, University of British Columbia