WHO Expert Consultation on Rabies: WHO TRS N°982

Zusammenfassung

WHO Expert Consultation on Rabies Although there is debate about the estimated health burden of rabies, the estimates of direct mortality and the DALYs due to rabies are among the highest of the neglected tropical diseases. Poor surveillance, underreporting in many developing countries, frequent misdiagnosis of rabies, and an absence of coordination among all the sectors involved are likely to lead to underestimation of the scale of the disease. It

Kerninformationen

. A resolution on major neglected tropical diseases, including rabies, prepared for submission to the World Health Assembly in May 2013 aims at securing Member States’ commitment to the control, elimination or eradication of these diseases. Endorsement of the resolution would open the door for ...

and health promotion for individuals and communities. Progress towards better health for all also demands the global dissemination and exchange of information that draws on the knowledge and experience of all WHO’s Member countries and the collaboration of wo...

o. 931 WHO Expert Committee on Rabies. Eighth report. Geneva, World Health Organization, 1992 WHO Technical Report Series, No. 824 Laboratory Techniques in Rabies. Fourth edition. Geneva, World Health Organization, 1996 Further information on these and other WHO publications can be obtained from WH...

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