Mission Rabies
Clinician's Brief proudly supports Mission Rabies in partnership with Merck Animal Health
Mission Rabies is a United Kingdom-based animal welfare charity group with the goal of eliminating human rabies by the year 2030 through global education and mass vaccination campaigns. Since 2013, Mission Rabies has traveled around the world, vaccinating over 2 million dogs through their campaigns in Cambodia, Ghana, India, Malawi, Mozambique, Uganda, Tanzania, Sri Lanka, and Zambia.
Since 2016, Clinician's Brief has supported Mission Rabies by sending volunteers to Cambodia, India, Malawi, Mozambique, Uganda, and Tanzania through sponsorship from Merck Animal Health.
Explore the Mission
The Clinician's Brief team joined Mission Rabies for a vaccination campaign in Mumbai, India. Hear from Clinician's Brief's own Dr. Peggy Burris on her experience.
Mass vaccination strategies have successfully eliminated rabies in some parts of the world. Is global eradication possible? Learn how Mission Rabies is helping—one vaccine at a time.
Dr. Alyssa and Dr. Beth sit down with Peggy Burris, DVM, to hear about her recent trip to Tanzania volunteering with Mission Rabies, a United Kingdom-based charity group with the goal of eliminating human rabies by the year 2030.
Watch: Mission Rabies Mumbai
Learn More About the Rabies Virus
Proper management of rabies exposure is critical. Consider these key points when faced with potential life and death situations.
Rabies is a deadly but preventable zoonotic disease. Follow this case report summary to discover what can happen when appropriate protocols are not followed.
Each year in the U.S., several thousand cases of rabies are diagnosed in wildlife, particularly among reservoir species (eg, raccoons, skunks, foxes, bats), and several hundred cases are diagnosed in domestic animals.
A dog with no vaccination history bit a veterinary technician, who became concerned about potential risk for rabies. How should the potential exposure be addressed?
With vaccine hesitancy growing among pet owners, a better understanding of vaccine-related adverse effects is imperative. A recent study examined trends identified in >30,000 adverse effects related to canine immunizations.