ThimphuBhutan eliminated dog-transmitted rabies, the WHO confirmed.
WHO estimates put rabies deaths at roughly 70,000 a year, mostly children bitten by dogs.
Bhutan vaccinated over 90% of free-roaming dogs and sterilized them all, rather than culling, with free post-exposure treatment nationwide.
Pakistan’s Sindh province, by contrast, still treated 45,000 dog-bite patients in eight months this year.
The WHO and partners aim to end all human rabies deaths worldwide by 2030.
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- Dawn
- Mongabay leans favorable
- emphasizes Bhutan as second nation globally (after Mexico) achieving dog-rabies elimination via 'One Health' framework
- CBS News