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The Food and Agriculture Organization and rabies prevention and control

Year of publication 2017

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 4p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Category Brochure

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Rabies is a fatal zoonotic disease, responsible for around 59,000 deaths worldwide annually. In addition to human deaths, animals including livestock are also affected with over $500 million USD in livestock losses annually. This affects food security and farmer livelihoods. When rabies is present, farmers may be afraid to tend to fields and traders to go to markets. The poor and marginalized communities are most heavily impacted as treatments and access to treatments can be costly. Rabies is p reventable through dog vaccinations and dog population management. This brochure is being produced for World Rabies Day (28 September) and will be published ONLINE to highlight FAO’s role in combatting rabies worldwide (no printed copies are foreseen)

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