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Rabies could be wiped out across the world within a decade if sufficient vaccination programmes are carried out on domestic dogs, according to experts.Edinburgh University's Royal Dick Vet School staff have carried out extensive research into the disease, which kills about 55,000 people per year.If enough domestic dogs are vaccinated, worldwide the disease cycle could be broken leaving no threat to humans.They hope village-based campaigns could reach 70% of the dog population.The first World Rabies Day took place on Friday. Edinburgh University staff are working with vaccine manufacturer Intervet on a programme to eradicate the disease in the Serengeti region of east Africa.This follows work by the university which found all animals infected with rabies there had a variant of the disease that originated from the domestic dog.Staff at the university's vet school have also been involved in setting up the Alliance for Rabies Control, a Scottish-based charity established to combat the disease.They claim that in areas where there is a high prevalence of the disease, such as Africa and Asia, the need for vaccination schemes has often been overlooked, despite the fact this would cost less than other healthcare programmes.To read more go to:
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