Rabies Article Collection

28 Sep 2023
Credit: Global Alliance for Rabies Control Caption: Nias Island Mass Dog Vaccination 2015 - this mass dog vaccination campaign was held on Nias Island, Indonesia, as part of the Communities Against Rabies Exposure (CARE) project. These two boys are proudly showing off their rabies vaccination certificate after they brought their puppy to be vaccinated.

To mark World Rabies Day on 28 September 2023, we have collated the most recent rabies research published across the RSTMH portfolio, as well as the most impactful and highly cited articles from previous issues.  

All articles are free to read. 

Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Rabies—what is necessary to achieve ‘zero by 30’? David N Durrheim and Lucille Blumberg. Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 111, Issue 7, July 2017, Pages 285–286, https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trx055 

Analysis of human rabies deaths reported at two hospitals in Karachi, Pakistan: a call to save lives by reforming rabies prevention facilities. N Salahuddin and others. Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 117, Issue 7, July 2023, Pages 479–484, https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trad004

Rabies and the pandemic: lessons for One Health. Deborah Nadal and others. Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 116, Issue 3, March 2022, Pages 197–200, https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trab123

Research priorities for control of zoonoses in South Africa. Greg Simpson and others. Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 115, Issue 5, May 2021, Pages 538–550, https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trab039

The impact of climate change on neglected tropical diseases: a systematic review. Rachel Tidman and others. Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 115, Issue 2, February 2021, Pages 147–168, https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/traa192

Seroprevalence of rabies virus antibodies in bats from high risk areas in Brazilian Amazonia between 2013 and 2015. Lanna J C Costa and others. Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 111, Issue 8, August 2017, Pages 363–369, https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trx069 

International Health

Human rabies deaths in Africa: breaking the cycle of indifference. Betty Dodet and others. International Health, Volume 7, Issue 1, January 2015, Pages 4–6. https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihu071

The Traveller’s Risk Perception (TRiP) questionnaire: pre-travel assessment and post-travel changes. S Tardivo and others. International Health, Volume 12, Issue 2, March 2020, Pages 116–124, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihz033

Outcomes of a school-based intervention on rabies prevention among school children in rural Sri Lanka. Koji Kanda and others. International Health, Volume 7, Issue 5, September 2015, Pages 348–353, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihu098

The Amazonian Tropical Bites Research Initiative, a hope for resolving zoonotic neglected tropical diseases in the One Health era. Emma Taylor and others. International Health, Volume 15, Issue 2, March 2023, Pages 216–223, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihac048