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Chile First in South America to Eliminate Dog-Transmitted Rabies

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Human Progress · South America

“Chile has become the first country in South America to receive the World Health Organization (WHO) validation for eliminating dog-transmitted rabies as a public health problem. The recognition highlights more than 50 years of progress without a human case of rabies and confirms the country's capacity to prevent transmission from re-emerging… Chile's last reported case […] The post Chile First in South America to Eliminate Dog-Transmitted Rabies appeared first on Human Progress.

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