02 Jun 2023
Under the banner of Mission Rabies Cambodia (a project of Worldwide Veterinary Service), WVS Thailand has joined other MR/WVS teams and hundreds of volunteers from around the globe to vaccinate 100,000 dogs against rabies in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
The country has one of the highest rabies death rates per capita of any country in the world, with hundreds of people dying from this deadly disease every year.
Over 99% of human rabies cases are caused by an infected dog bite. Once symptoms of the disease develop, it is always fatal.
The current campaign, lasting 10 days, is a demonstration project and a significant first step toward eradicating this extremely deadly, yet completely preventable disease in Cambodia.
To learn more about rabies prevention and our work in this area check out: missionrabies.com
More news
18 May 2024
Veterinary Nurses, Technicians and Assistants are essential to providing…
31 Mar 2024
WVS Thailand's preventive veterinary outreach team visits Wat Mae Yuak. We're…
16 Mar 2024
Many cases of highly contagious parvo and distemper virus infections are…
15 Feb 2024
The WVS Thailand veterinary team has long been proud of our high, international…