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It's #WorldRabiesDay
Although vaccines are available since over a century, #rabies still kills 1⃣ person every 9 minutes. Most of the victims are children.
Rabies is 100% preventable: Let's vaccinate🐕 to reduce rabies deaths!
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Although vaccines are available since over a century, #rabies still kills 1⃣ person every 9 minutes. Most of the victims are children.
Rabies is 100% preventable: Let's vaccinate🐕 to reduce rabies deaths!
👉 bit.ly/2lOHbop
It's #WorldRabiesDay
If a dog 🐶 has #rabies and it bites you it can give you the disease. If you get bitten, wash your wound immediately & thoroughly & get medical help - it could save your life.
Here are 5⃣ tips to prevent dog bites:
If a dog 🐶 has #rabies and it bites you it can give you the disease. If you get bitten, wash your wound immediately & thoroughly & get medical help - it could save your life.
Here are 5⃣ tips to prevent dog bites:
If you have been bitten, wash wounds thoroughly for a minimum 15 minutes with soap and water, detergent, povidone iodine or other substances that kill the #rabies virus.
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Even 135 yrs after Louis Pasteur successfully vaccinated against rabies, this preventable but deadly viral disease remains one of most neglected in developing world.
Its greatest burden falls on poor rural communities and especially on children in Africa & Asia. #WorldRabiesDay
Its greatest burden falls on poor rural communities and especially on children in Africa & Asia. #WorldRabiesDay
Since rabid domestic dogs are the cause of 99% of global deaths from rabies in humans, dog vaccination, coupled with education and control of feral dog populations, is the key to fighting this devastating disease. 2/
Since rabies also severely affects endangered wildlife species such as the Ethiopian wolf and African wild dogs, vaccination of domestic dogs at the landscape level by veterinarians also contributes to the conservation of these unique animal species. 3/
Today is #WorldRabiesDay
#Rabies kills one person every 9 minutes - most of the victims are children.
Our time to act is now!
bit.ly/2lOHbop
#Rabies kills one person every 9 minutes - most of the victims are children.
Our time to act is now!
bit.ly/2lOHbop
Rabies is 100% preventable.
Vaccinating dogs 🐕🐩 is the most cost-effective strategy for preventing #rabies in people.
Protect your family and others by vaccinating your dog
👉 bit.ly/2lOHbop
Vaccinating dogs 🐕🐩 is the most cost-effective strategy for preventing #rabies in people.
Protect your family and others by vaccinating your dog
👉 bit.ly/2lOHbop
Prevent #rabies by washing wounds thoroughly for a minimum 15 minutes with soap and water, detergent, povidone iodine or other substances that kill the rabies virus
🐶 bit.ly/2lOHbop
#WorldRabiesDay
🐶 bit.ly/2lOHbop
#WorldRabiesDay
