Mad dogs and Englishmen

作者：Dedmon Robert E^*

来源：Asian Biomedicine, 2008, 2(1): 27-34.

• rabies
• rabies education
• World Rabies Day

Although many advances have been made, rabies remains a neglected, preventable, under-reported, and untreatable disease with the highest case fatality rate of any infectious disease. To help counter this, the Alliance for Rabies Control (ARC) and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) jointly inaugurated the first World Rabies Day (WRD) on September 8, 2007. A number of veterinary organizations and schools, volunteers, and the World Health Organization (WHO) joined in supporting this effort designed to increase awareness and education of both the lay public and health professionals. This report summarizes volunteer experience in this effort in a Midwestern US community. Approximately 280 adult, middle-, high school, lay and health professional individuals attended these programs between August 26 and November 4, 2007. The questions and comments from participants at all levels reinforce the need for continuing and expanded efforts in rabies education. Sample teaching-discussion materials will also be described.

• 出版日期2008-2