Kenyan authorities tackle increase in rabies

Kenya mounts effective One Health response by drawing on national and international expertise from animal health, public health
FAO is providing support to the Kenyan government to tackle a recent spike in rabies cases in the country’s southwestern districts along Lake Victoria, where cattle, dogs and humans have died since the beginning of the year. The recent death of a child and a woman due to rabies resulted in a lingering rabies problem gaining newfound urgency. FAO continues to raise awareness about rabies and to mobilize resources. [...]

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