10th World Rabies Day: Educate – Vaccinate – Eliminate

On September 28, 2016, as we observed the 10th World Rabies Day, @CDC_NCEZID and @CDC_eHealth hosted #RabiesChat on Twitter to spread the word about the burden of rabies in the U.S. and around the world, how we can improve the control of the disease, and what you can do to help.

CDC in partnership with Global Alliance for Rabies Control (GARC) established World Rabies Day in 2007 to raise awareness about the rabies problem and bring together partners to advance the disease control efforts.

Each year, we are reminded that this deadly but preventable disease – one of the oldest diseases known to man – still keeps taking its toll among us, especially in the most vulnerable populations of the world. Around the globe, people are dying from this horrible disease due to lack of resources, animal control and vaccination programs, and education. CDC and other domestic and international health organizations, including United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), World Health Organization (WHO), World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), and many others, are working diligently to help control and prevent rabies in the United States and the most affected countries.