Controlling Rabies in Developing Countries

In many developing countries, rabies is a major threat to public health and is responsible for numerous human deaths. Often rabies is endemic in large stray or ownerless dog populations in these countries.

Rabies can be prevented by vaccination. Rabies vaccine is also curative if given post-exposure before the manifestation of clinical symptoms.

Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health is in the process of developing a safe oral vaccine against rabies. This vaccine is proposed for the mass vaccination of large ownerless or stray dog populations.