“Dogs are responsible for around 30,000 human deaths per year, with the vast majority of these deaths resulting from rabies that is transmitted from the dog.”
That’s in countries with good vaccination programs for pets, good animal control, and the money to keep it going.
Poor countries have a big feral/stray dog problem and no money to try to vaccinate or spay/neuter-release the animals to try to deal with it.
Yes, rabies is very rare in the US, and the top exposures to rabies for this country are Bats, Raccoons, Skunks and Foxes. And of course: don’t mess with wild animals acting strangely, if you find a bat in your (or your kids) bedroom, follow your local health board requirements which may necessitate the capture of the bat and/or getting rabies vaccines.
“Dogs are responsible for around 30,000 human deaths per year, with the vast majority of these deaths resulting from rabies that is transmitted from the dog.”
I always thought rabies was exceptionally rare, like just a handful of cases per year? Or is that just the US
That’s in countries with good vaccination programs for pets, good animal control, and the money to keep it going.
Poor countries have a big feral/stray dog problem and no money to try to vaccinate or spay/neuter-release the animals to try to deal with it.
Yes, rabies is very rare in the US, and the top exposures to rabies for this country are Bats, Raccoons, Skunks and Foxes. And of course: don’t mess with wild animals acting strangely, if you find a bat in your (or your kids) bedroom, follow your local health board requirements which may necessitate the capture of the bat and/or getting rabies vaccines.