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Threat of rabies

China Daily | Updated: 2007-09-08 06:22

September 8 is the first World Rabies Day initiated by the Alliance for Babies Control and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States and co-sponsored by the World Health Organization.

It is estimated that 55,000 people die every year from rabies, an average of one death every 10 minutes. And 10 million people receive anti-rabies inoculations in Asia and Africa following attacks by dogs.

This special day means a great deal to China, where the incidence rate of rabies has been increasing in recent years because of the rapid increase in the number of pet dogs.

Threat of rabies

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