{"id":16830,"date":"2019-09-26T18:23:35","date_gmt":"2019-09-26T08:23:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/veterinarycareers.com.au\/dev\/?p=16830"},"modified":"2019-09-26T18:44:01","modified_gmt":"2019-09-26T08:44:01","slug":"vets-beyond-borders-world-rabies-day-is-on-september-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/veterinarycareers.com.au\/dev\/vets-beyond-borders-world-rabies-day-is-on-september-28\/","title":{"rendered":"Vets Beyond Borders – World Rabies Day is on September 28"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Be aware of the spread of rabies, vaccinate to eliminate Dog-mediated virus 99% fatal, 100% preventable<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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World Rabies Day<\/strong>\u00a0is on September 28 and Australian-based international animal charity Vets Beyond Borders is highlighting the importance of vaccinating dogs to help prevent the spread of the deadly rabies virus.<\/p>\n

Rabies kills nearly 60,000 people around the world every year, according to the World Health Organisation. The virus is spread through the saliva of infected animals by biting another animal or a person, and it is always fatal once clinical symptoms appear. An estimated 5.5 billion plus people live at daily risk of rabies\u00b9<\/em>. Thankfully, Australia is free from this disease.<\/p>\n

\u201cRabies is nearly always fatal but it\u2019s 100 per cent preventable by vaccination,\u201d said Maryann Dalton, CEO of Vets Beyond Borders, which deploys volunteer veterinarians and veterinary nurses across the globe to deliver animal health and community awareness programs where they are desperately needed.\u00a0 \u201cAustralia does not have rabies. But we need to bring this deadly dog-mediated disease to the Australian public\u2019s attention.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rabies warning in Australia<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Australian Government Department of Agriculture is warning the virus could reach Australia\u2019s shores at any time as it spreads across our northern neighbours. There is the risk of yachts or fishing vessels carrying rabies-infected dogs from Indonesia landing on Australia\u2019s northern coastline and mixing with dingoes and community cats and dogs. If these dogs become infected with rabies, they would be a huge threat to the health and safety of the Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander people living in northern Australia communities.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s World Rabies Day awareness theme is\u00a0Rabies: Vaccinate to Eliminate and<\/em>\u00a0highlights the importance of keeping dogs vaccinated, helping people in need to seek and obtain life-saving treatment (post-exposure prophylaxis), and committing to the 2030 goal of eliminating rabies deaths.<\/p>\n

\u201cDog bites cause almost all human cases of rabies,\u201d said Ms Dalton. \u201cWe can prevent rabies deaths through increased awareness, vaccinating dogs to prevent disease at its source, and timely life-saving post-bite treatment for people.\u201d<\/p>\n

VBB anti-rabies program eliminating
dog-mediated deaths<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vets Beyond Borders has been running animal birth control and anti-rabies programs in India (which carries a third of the world\u2019s rabies burden) for nearly 15 years, providing canine rabies vaccination, humane dog population control, community education and treatment of sick and injured animals.<\/p>\n

\u201cVBB\u2019s Sikkim Anti-Rabies and Animal Health (SARAH) program is the first state-wide rabies program and has demonstrated successful near elimination of this dog-mediated disease\u00b2<\/em>,\u201d said Ms Dalton.<\/p>\n

In the last financial year, VBB desexed over 7,000 animals, administered nearly 36,000 doses of anti-rabies vaccine and 290 doses of distemper vaccine, in addition to the medical, surgical and hospital care VBB provides to hundreds of sick and injured domestic animals and wildlife.<\/p>\n

During the current financial year, in addition to treating sick and injured animals, VBB will administer 30,000 to 40,000 rabies vaccinations plus approximately 200 distemper vaccinations and sterilisation of up to 9,000 dogs, Ms Dalton added.<\/p>\n

\u201cVets Beyond Borders provides the volunteers and facilitates clinical skill development of local vets,\u201d she said.\u00a0 \u201cWe need funds to purchase medical equipment and vaccinations to treat street dogs for distemper, parvo and rabies.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information about Vets Beyond Borders\u2019 animal health and community awareness programs, please visit<\/strong>\u00a0www.vetsbeyondborders.org<\/u><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Click\u00a0<\/strong>here<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>for Vets Beyond Border\u2019s #WorldRabiesDay awareness campaign.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Photo Source: Global Alliance for Rabies Control<\/p><\/div>\n

How can you help prevent the spread of rabies?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Australian Government Department of Agriculture has released an educational\u00a0video<\/a>, \u2018Keep a Top Watch\u2019 on rabies in the community, as well as information on the signs of rabies.<\/p>\n

The public can help prevent the introduction and spread of rabies by always declaring animals brought into Australia and immediately reporting any suspected case of rabies by phoning the Emergency Animal Disease Watch Hotline on 1800 675 888<\/p>\n

\u00b9<\/em>Global Alliance for Rabies Control<\/em><\/a>
<\/u><\/em>\u00b2\u00a0<\/em>Eliminating Dog-Mediated Rabies in Sikkim, India: A 10-Year Pathway to Success for the SARAH Program. Frontiers in Veterinary Science Journal (March 2017).<\/em><\/a><\/u><\/p>\n

MEDIA CONTACT<\/strong>
Caroline Zambrano, PR & Social Media Coordinator
Vets Beyond Borders
petjourno@gmail.com<\/a> 0403 550 730<\/p>\n

About Vets Beyond Borders<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vets Beyond Borders is an international animal charity based in Australia that is operating since 2003\u00a0to help improve the lives of animals and humans in developing communities around the world. Through its VetMatch and VetTrain programs, VBB deploys\u00a0volunteer veterinarians and veterinary nurses across the globe to deliver quality animal health and education\/community awareness programs where they\u00a0are desperately needed.<\/p>\n

Our volunteers provide desperately needed veterinary treatment and are actively involved in anti-rabies immunisation (ABC-AR) projects and efforts to humanely control the population of homeless dogs and cats by surgical sterilisation (animal birth control surgery) across the globe. In Australia, VBB\u2019s AVERT (Australian Veterinary Emergency Response Team) program has volunteers standing ready to deliver prompt treatment to animals affected by natural disaster or outbreak of exotic disease.<\/p>\n

For more information about VBB programs and how you can help, please visit www.vetsbeyondborders.org\/donate-to-charity\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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