Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Every nine minutes, someone in the world dies of rabies

A human death from rabies is a tragic but rare thing in the United States and most developed nations. It's just as tragic but sadly common in parts of the world where some 3 billion people are at risk of being bitten by a ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

160 people die of rabies every day, says major new study

A global study on canine rabies, published today (16 April 2015), has found that 160 people die every single day from the disease. The report is the first study to consider the impact in terms of deaths and the economic costs ...