Mission Rabies Explained
| Type: | International non-governmental organisation |
| Purpose: | Rabies prevention and control |
| Headquarters: | Cranborne, UK |
| Key People: | Luke Gamble |
| Region: | Worldwide |
| Website: | http://www.missionrabies.com |
| Founded: | 2013 |
Mission Rabies is a programme of Worldwide Veterinary Service (WVS), a United Kingdom-based charity that assists animals. Mission Rabies has a One Health approach driven by research to eliminate dog bite transmitted rabies (a disease that is estimated to kill 59,000 people annually[1]). Launched in September 2013 with a mission to vaccinate 50,000 dogs against rabies across India, Mission Rabies teams have since then vaccinated over 4,000,000 dogs and educated 8,000,000 children in dog bite prevention in rabies endemic countries. [2]
Geographic scope
The organisation has worked in India in locations such as Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Goa and Assam.[3] [4] It also works in Cambodia, Malawi, Mozambique, Uganda and Thailand.
References
Further reading
- Web site: Mission Rabies Leads the Pack in Dog Vaccinations in India . https://web.archive.org/web/20131030003712/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/10/131027-mission-rabies-dogs-india-world-veterinary-service/ . dead . October 30, 2013 . . 2013-10-27 . 2013-12-20.
- Web site: Shenoy . Sonali . Mission Rabies or mission impossible? . https://web.archive.org/web/20130922051516/http://newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/Mission-Rabies-or-mission-impossible/2013/09/19/article1791023.ece1 . dead . September 22, 2013 . . 2013-09-19 . 2013-12-20.
- Web site: Clifton, Merritt . Mission Rabies vaccinates 60,000 dogs in 10 Indian cities in 30 days . Animal People Online . 2013-10-25 . 2013-12-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131220174601/http://www.animalpeoplenews.org/anp/2013/10/25/mission-rabies-vaccinates-60000-dogs-in-10-indian-cities-in-30-days/ . 2013-12-20 .
- Web site: Vet Luke Gamble's mission to beat rabies in India . . 2013-06-11 . 2013-12-20.
- Target in sight for Mission Rabies . Veterinary Record . 173 . 12 . 281 . 2013-09-28 . 2013-12-20. 10.1136/vr.f5803 . 24077135 . 207045204 .
- Elimination of human rabies in Goa, India through an integrated One Health approach, Gibson, A.D., Yale, G., Corfmat, J. et al. Elimination of human rabies in Goa, India through an integrated One Health approach. Nat Commun 13, 2788 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30371-y
Notes and References
- Hampson. Katie. etal. 2015-04-16. Estimating the Global Burden of Endemic Canine Rabies. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. en. 9. 4. e0003709. 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003709. 1935-2735. 4400070. 25881058 . free .
- Web site: Mission Rabies. Mission Rabies. 17 December 2018.
- News: Mission Rabies. 18 December 2013. The Hindu.
- Web site: Gamble. Luke. Mission Rabies. Mission Rabies. 18 December 2013.
