Viral vaccines production unit, research and production complex, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Karaj, Iran.
Iran Biomed J. 2020 Sep;24(5):264-8. doi: 10.29252/ibj.24.5.263. Epub 2020 Aug 3.
Rabies constantly kills 59,000 people annually, mostly in Asia and Africa. Rabies, which is responsible for 99% of human rabies cases, is totally preventable by standard vaccinations. In 2015, a global call for action was made by the World Health Organization, World Organization for Animal Health, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and the Global Alliance for Rabies Control to join forces toward the elimination of dog-transmitted human rabies by the year 2030. All the tools and protocols to reach that target are readily available, and the feasibility of dog rabies elimination has been proven. Countries should drive the changes needed to engage into this global movement. Certainly, countries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region require taking more critical steps to reach the rabies elimination target by 2030. The international awareness campaign of the World Rabies Day is an excellent occasion to assess challenges and opportunities toward rabies elimination.
狂犬病每年导致 59000 人死亡，主要发生在亚洲和非洲。狂犬病占人类狂犬病病例的 99%，通过标准疫苗接种可完全预防。2015 年，世界卫生组织、世界动物卫生组织、联合国粮食及农业组织和全球狂犬病控制联盟发出了一项全球行动呼吁，要求各方联手到 2030 年消除由狗传播的人类狂犬病。实现这一目标的所有工具和方案已经具备，而且已经证明消除狗狂犬病是可行的。各国应推动必要的变革，参与这一全球运动。当然，东地中海区域各国需要采取更关键的步骤，以实现到 2030 年消除狂犬病的目标。世界狂犬病日的国际宣传活动是评估消除狂犬病的挑战和机遇的绝佳机会。
