World Rabies Day

September 28, 2014

1st annual joint competition for

medical and veterinary students

28 teams in 17 countries

12,000 animals and 94,000 people

Pictures from all entries can be viewed here: slideshow

Highlights from each project are included in this booklet.

We hope you see the amazing events from around the

world, and will…

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Organized by Sarah Krones, IVSA SCOH

May 2015

Congratulations to the team from St George’s University, Grenada!

“Tackling Rabies: One Island at a Time”

Teams were judged on interdisciplinary collaboration, external partnerships, and creativity.

Prize funded by World Animal Protection

Come see the winning team at the WVA/ WMA Global Conference on One Health,

Madrid, Spain May 21-22, 2015!

Projects

Location # animals # people Affiliations

1. Thailand 100 50 Chiang Mai University

2. India 115 Nagpur Veterinary College, Bombay Veterinary College, Terna Medical College, Grant Medical College

3. Viet Nam 100 600 Can Tho University

4. Nepal 600 1500 Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science, Himalayan Animal Rescue Trust, Bakulahar Ratnanagar Hospital

5. USA 4 1000 Mississippi State University, MSU College of Veterinary Medicine

6. Netherlands 26 120 Veterinary Medicine at Utrecht University

7. Norway 0 70 Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norwegian Veterinary Association, University of Oslo

8. Kenya 450 500 University of Nairobi

9. Nepal Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science

10. Nigeria 64 4357 Bingham University, Usmanu Danfodio University

11. Nigeria 45 50 University of Ibadan

12. Philippines 213 1651 University of the Philippines Los Baños

13. Philippines 176 250 University of the Philippines Los Baños, Family Vaccine and Specialty Clinics Inc

14. Bangladesh 4000 50000 Sylhet MAGOsmani Medical College, Dhaka Medical College Hospital and Infectious Diseases Hospital

Projects

Location # animals # people Affiliations

15. Philippines 1995 2000 Southwestern University College of Health Sciences Department of Veterinary Medicine and MHAM College of Medicine

16. Philippines 1060 150 Society for the Advancement of Veterinary Education and Research, De La Salle Araneta University, Future Educators’ Society

17. Bangladesh 40 550 Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Massey University

18. Grenada 111 20000 St. George’s University

19. USA 0 150 Cornell University

20. Philippines 219 230 Ateneo de Zamboanga University School of Medicine

21. USA 0 70 Virginia Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, The Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine

22. Brazil 0 350 Faculty of Medicine of São José de Rio Preto

23. India 360 600 Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Pondicherry Municipality

24. Cameroon 1200 10000 Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Pharmacy of Olezoa, Ministry of Livestock Fisheries and Animal Industries, Military Hospital of Yaoundé, Vision D

25. Slovakia 0 30 The University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice

26. Austria 100 700 University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna

27. Tunis 0 52 National School of Veterinary Medicine of Tunisia

28. Philippines 1580 0 De La Salle Araneta University

Thailand Date : 26th of October 2014

Time : 8.30 am. – 2.00 pm.

Place : Pongnoi village ,

Chiang Mai

The first activity was started when local children from around Pongoi

village gathered at the temple. We taught them the necessary

knowledge about the Rabies disease, for example, general information

about rabies, directions how to protecting themselves from an attack

from a companion animal or stray dogs and cats, and the protocol to

protect themselves from rabies after the attacked. We also had fun

together by playing games, coloring pictures and making some

sandwiches! After finishing the first activity, we separated into two

groups and walked around the village! Two Veterinarians from the

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Chiang Mai University supervised

us in each group. We vaccinated and dewormed their pets, and we

also gave villagers the knowledge of rabies. There were 76 doses of

rabies vaccines used in this activity, 53 doses for dogs and 23 doses for

cats.

India

Rabies vaccination drive: 105 stray dogs were vaccinated for rabies…and given anti tick medication and other medicines as well. We also provided them with dog food. In addition we also vaccinated 9 cats.

Sunday, October 12, 2014 at 8:00am Vikhroli, Maharashtra, India

A joint effort by IVSA India and MSA India. We were a team of 7 vet students and 3 medical people on the day of the event.

Viet Nam

Under the guidance of Mr. Tran Ngoc Bich, Mr. Truong Vinh Phuc in the

Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture and Applied

Biology, Can Tho University and Dong Thap Sub-Department of Animal

Health .Our group has performed on "Rabies Prevention Workshop " in

Hall of Dong Thap Sub-Department of Animal Health in Dong Thap

province to help people understand the harmful effects of this terrible

disease and help people protect themselves and their family from the

base this dangerous disease. In Can Tho University: 500 students

Dong Thap 30th October, 3014

Nepal Rabies: Vaccination, Prevention

and Awareness Chitwan District and Rupandehi District September 1 to November 1, 2014 - Study on Himalayan Animal Rescue Trust

(HART) spay/neuter cases - Analysis of hospital records of post-exposure

prophylaxis - Mass awareness campaign with lectures and

pamphlets - Workshop on Veterinary and Medical

perspectives on rabies, called “Together against Rabies,” with presentations from medical doctors, veterinarians, and students

- Empowering youth against rabies workshop, with IVSA Nepal and Union of Veterinary and Agriculture Students

- Neutering in the Bara district - Animal Birth Control surgery training by

HART - Establishing a Rabies Information Center in

Chitwan - School awareness campaigns and Q&A

sessions - Mass dog vaccinations - Posters on “What is rabies?” and “Why

castration and spaying?” Partners include: HART, District Livestock Service, Rotary Club, Bakulahar Ratnanagar Hospital

Mississippi, USA

- Groups/individuals give a statement about rabies and then ring a cowbell on video

- Video features veterinarians, researchers, a nurse, mental health wellness staff, a physician, veterinary students, fencers, ballroom dancers, medical students, students from our rival school (Ole Miss), a dog, cats, school administration, the dean of our veterinary school, cooks, technicians, graduate students, our IT department, and our school photographer.

- Panel discussion

Partners include State Board of Animal Health, State Board of Public Health, and the US Department of Agriculture

October 15th, 2014 There have been no reported cases of terrestrial rabies in Mississippi in over 50 years; however, that doesn't mean it doesn't exist. The surrounding states do have terrestrial rabies.

The Netherlands

Utrecht, 24th September, 2014

We raised money for Werelddierenwerk (translated it’s

WorldAnimalJobs). WorldAnimalJobs Foundation is a sister organisation

of People for Animals in India. This year we organized the event together

with Hygieia, a One-health (medical-veterinary) students organization in

Utrecht. Run4Rabies is a running competition (with or without dog) to

raise money for a rabies-linked project in a developing country. Runners

can run (or walk) 5 or 10 kilometers from the veterinary faculty . This

year, 96 runners registered. We also raise money by selling drinks and

snacks and we hold a lottery. All the money from the registration, food,

and drinks is totally going to the project. We invited a band. A lot of

runners stayed to listen after the competition. A few veterinarians gave

free health checks for dogs of participants, to underline the interest of

animal health and as a service for the runners with dogs. In total we

raised €1050 for WorldAnimalJobs!

Norway

We had 70 participants at the seminar, both veterinary students, professors and students of other fields. The event was free and open to the public. We served food at the event.

Factnight! • Risk assessment of rabies at the

university clinic, Head of the department of Companion Animal Clinical Sciences

• Infectious diseases • Elevated risk of rabies in Norway:

Should all veterinaries get the vaccine?, Norwegian Food Safety Authority and Norwegian Veterinary Institute

• Vaccination and vaccine availability, Cand. Pharm Senior Advisor, Norwegian Institute of Public Health

• Vet students in India, student

Norwegian School of Veterinary Medicine, Oslo October 9th, 2014

Kenya

• Community posters and visiting both primary and secondary schools

• Team with Veterinary Doctors both at the University of Nairobi and Kikuyu Veterinary Office vaccinated 450 dogs, cat, and donkeys

Partners: Kikuyu Veterinary Office, University of Nairobi, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, One Health Club-UoN (University of Nairobi), KENDAT and IVSA Kenya

GIKAMBURA, LUSEGHETI, KAMANGU, and RIO NDERI in KIKUYU, KIAMBU COUNTY 22nd November 2014

Nepal

Morang, Saptari, Chitwan, Kapilvastu, Pyuthan (Nepal) & Ooty (India)

October 1 to November 10

- Rabies Information Center

- School Level Awareness Campaign at Laliguras English Boarding School

- Mass Vaccination Camp at Dharmodaye Chowk. Around 200 dogs were vaccinated.

- District-level Awareness, Kapilvastu for men and women

- Animal Birth Control Training with Worldwide Veterinary Service, Agriculture and Forestry University, and Himalayan Animal Welfare Trust

- One Health Nepal!

Nigeria – Rabies Knowledge Challenge Project

RKCP is a project focused on raising awareness on rabies among young people, commercial dog sellers and health workers in Jos North Local Government Area and Kanke Local Government Area of Plateau State Nigeria.

RKCP has carried out four major activities which include 1. Picnic involving Rabies games contest and handing out of leaflets. 2. Interactive session and pre-exposure prophylaxis campaign amongst commercial dog sellers in the community. 3. Interactive sessions and rabies essay contest for children in primary and secondary schools. 4. A one day Anti-Rabies vaccination campaign in the community.

Nigeria – zoonosis prevention treatment

The main source of rabies transmission in Nigerian communities were from mongrel dogs owners in rural areas. These people have little or no education about rabies, need for vaccination of their dogs or a standard human health care system equipped to handle cases of rabid dog bites yet they had quite a number of dogs they live with and engage in hunting- a high risk for these dogs to encounter a wild reservoir host!

The event was tagged “PUBLIC HEALTH INITIATIVE” – Free anti-rabies vaccination and other zoonosis prevention treatment and was anchored and registered to be hosted by the team leader Dr Oyebanji Victor O. By and large, the event was a success and the reports were covered by the National Television Authority (NTA) Uyo branch and released on the news bulletin of the TV station.

Philippines - #BoomPanes! No More Rabies!

• Pet fair in the target community of Barangay San Isidro: educating the community about rabies, its effects, management and prevention

• Group discussions and a

question and answer portion followed, focusing on the virus’ mode of transmission and its effects once it infects a host.

• Then, using an “entertain and

educate” approach, we worked with the children through games, specifically pabitin – a local Filipino game where kids would grab prizes hanging from a bamboo frame that randomly lowers.

Philippines – Rabies Rangers

• Database of the population of dogs and cats in each barangay and identify which are vaccinated.

• Collect information on human and animal cases of rabies and identify high-risk locations.

• Evaluate on-going rabies control and prevention activities.

• Educate about pre and post Rabies exposure programs.

• Promote responsible pet ownership through short lectures.

• Promote mass awareness about Rabies control and prevention through the internet.

Bangladesh

5th September - 10th November

• Posters, flyers, banners, and stickers distributed within cities and surrounding areas.

• Rallies

• Mass Dog Vaccination program organized by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Ministry of Livestock of Bangladesh

• Talked with people coming to mosques

• Photography day – “Stray Dogs”

• Small group discussions with high risk groups – school children, street children, street people, day labourers, and baggers

Philippines - Bakuna at Dulâ Para sa Rabis

The play focuses on how they can get the disease and what should happen if they get bitten. We used scenarios : 1) giving pets as presents to people who eventually would end up mistreating the pet later on, 2) dumping garbage on the streets which would provide food for the stray animals, and 3) pet owners who would let their animals roam, pleading mercifully for their pets to be released from impounding and eventually letting them out again.

Theatrical information and education campaign presented to out of school youth

Philippines

• Seminar entitled “Knowledge and Awareness Can Save you from Rabies” attended by 98 first year college students

• SAVER-University of Eastern Philippines, Northern Samar visited four different towns in the province of Samar for castration and vaccination drive efforts. We successfully vaccinated 70 dogs and cats while castrated 4 dogs.

• SAVER- Aklan State University together with Ilonggo Vets Veterinary Clinic rendered free Anti-Rabies Vaccination and Spay-Neuter activities

Briefing before Nov 8 vaccination

SAVER Federation Against Rabies September 22 – November 8 Society for the Advancement of Veterinary Education and Research is an organization of veterinary students and professionals existing in 12 Chapters nationwide

We believe there are people who can help us make long-term aid possible, who can teach a generation and another, in particular teachers.

Chittagong, Bangladesh

29th September 10am Vaccination Pet and street dogs

30th September 10:30am Awareness program Students, teachers, and staff of Khulshi KG school

28th September 9am Rabies Day Rally Students, professionals, pet owners, and others

28th September 10am Workshop Students, professionals, pet owners

Grenada

http://youtu.be/WMEFeA1srRA

September 26th – November 8th

Communities of Grenada & in Hillsborough, Carriacou

• Students and faculty from SGU conducted live national television interviews. About World Rabies Day and its significance, endemic zoonotic rabies in Grenada, and measures to prevent this deadly disease

• Two outreach clinics –animal vaccination clinic at River Road, St. George’s and One Health One Medicine Clinic in Hillsborough, Carriacou.

• 200 animals - free health checks and other veterinary services, including rabies vaccinations

• Rabies flyers

• 150 free medical examinations including free vision and hearing tests, blood pressure tests, blood sugar tests, and breast exams

• Veterinary and medical students conducted two live radio interviews

• Second annual Gala for Rabies Awareness with faculty, students, staff, officials from The Ministry of Health and The Ministry of Agriculture

• Bake sales, fundraiser, auctions, and lecture series to raise funds for rabies vaccines donated to the Government of Grenada

New York, USA Zoo Gone Viral

8th of November, 2014

Rosamond Gifford Zoo

Syracuse, NY USA

Mission To teach respect for wildlife and that the best thing we can do for both them and ourselves is to admire from a distance versus direct contact

Rabies Discovery Trail Children and their families visiting the zoo were given a map with spots of stations where they could get a stamp. 1. Both wild and domestic animals are able to get rabies. We introduced

children to the various canid species of the world and talked about preventing rabies in pets.

2. Highlighted the vital role bats play in our ecosystem, but also emphasized that bats do serve as a rabies vector in the United States and are the most common vector in New York.

3. Any mammal can be susceptible to rabies though some are more likely to contract the disease than others. A key message delivered was that if there is any potential for rabies exposure, children should let their parents or a guardian know and seek medical attention.

Philippines 3B’s Against Rabies: Dog Vaccination

for Safer Community

24th of October, 2014

&

Hospital – Based Health Teaching on Rabies and Responsible Pet

Ownership

Beginning 3rd of November (ongoing)

3B’s Against Rabies: Dog Vaccination

Free vaccination against rabies to all dogs in Barangay DCM. 131 dogs (59.8% of total number in the barangay) were vaccinated against rabies. All dogs that received the vaccines were also given tags that served as the team's registration and for their identification. These registered dogs shall be monitored by the team.

Hospital-Based Health During the clinic, patients were encouraged to ask questions regarding rabies and responsible pet ownership as well as to complete the scheduled 3-dose post-exposure treatment. Distribution of leaflets on rabies and responsible pet ownership were provided. This activity is ongoing and visits are done 2 times per week. Distribution of leaflets is done every day to all patients at the out-patient department.

Virginia, USA The Zoetis/One Health Club/Public Veterinary Practice Club

World Rabies Day Luncheon

29th of September, 2014

• Lecture talking about rabies and its zoonotic potential

• Veterinary and MPH students travelled to India over the

summer and they presented their firsthand experience with

rabies cases

Rabies still exists in the United States, especially in skunk and

bat populations. The rabies luncheon was attended by veterinary

students, and also graduate students and professors of the

college. It served as an important reminder that veterinarians are

at the forefront of public health.

Often times, veterinarians are the first to see clients and their

animals who have had potential contact with rabies. It is the

veterinarian’s responsibility to disseminate information and

appropriately lead the client to the proper resources. The event

was also a stark reminder that rabies is a serious problem in

certain foreign nations, like India, where rabies is endemic.

Brazil

“The Dog Days are Over”

São José do Rio Preto, SP

13th September, 2014

The event took place on a Saturday morning in a dog’s adoption fair organized by the NGO Fauna Protetora. We approached people asking if they had a pet, and explained the importance of taking care of their animal. We informed them that the rabies vaccine is available for free at the Center of Zoonosis Control. As medical students, we reminded them of how important it is to control animal diseases in order to maintain our health. We reached about 100 families.

India Pondicherry

Sept 3 – Nov 8

Series of events comprising awareness

among school students, community,

doctors, medical support personnel,

CMEs, ABC-ARV programs, Animal

licensing camps, Vet Public Health

activities, through co-ordinated efforts

from Medical school, Municipality and

Animal Husbandry with collaboration

with Community leaders, Local

Administrative Department, School

education department, Non

Governmental Organizations working

for animal welfare and others.

Poster competition for students being judged by a senior professor – student

explaining preventive measures following dog bite

Rabies awareness for school students – interaction to clear

myths and misconceptions

Teachers in group discussion at a workshop

Cameroon Center, Littoral, and Adamaoua regions

20th Sept – 30th Nov

Our program is based on the sensitization of dog owners and education of the population on how to keep rabies away from our pets and what to do if someone is bitten by a dog. We decided to educate young students because they can easily teach their parents and mostly because they are the parents of tomorrow and the dog owners of tomorrow. We went door to door; made video and audio spots over local television and radio stations in French, English, and local dialects; talked to primary, secondary, Faculty of veterinary medicine, and training center of nurses and laboratory technicians; and put up posters and distributed fliers.

Media awareness and education, school of nursing students and graduate state and lab technicians

Bilingual school students showing their posters

Rabies vaccinations

Slovakia

We are a rabies-free country. We have 28 species of bats. A lot of people

know that it is very important to vaccinate dogs and foxes but only a few

people know about bats. We wanted to increase their awareness of

rabies prevention in bats and what to do when they find bats in their

house. We had posters at school with some interesting information about

rabies and bats. We had tea and some biscuits. About 30 people

attended.

“Bats and lyssaviruses”

Košice, 11.11.14

The University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy

Austria

Vienna

Sept 28th – October 23rd

Even though Austria is a "rabies free" country it is still important to vaccinate cats, dogs, veterinary students, and veterinarians against rabies to prevent this disease from spreading again. There are still a lot of rabies cases in our wildlife animals.

• Photo competition with a book prize

• 300 students attended the “Werewolves, Rabies, and Vampires” lecture

• Free Rabies Vaccination Event

Tunis

Journée mondiale de lutte contre la rage, September 28th, 2014 Habib Bourghiba Avenue

• Distributing brochures, informative flyers, and posters

• Collecting information from 52 individuals via the questionnaire about knowledge and perceptions of rabies

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Dogs andcats

Dogs androdents

Animals that can transmit rabies to humans

Philippines • De La Salle Araneta University (with veterinary medicine)

• De La Salle University (Malate, Manila)

• De La Salle College-Antipolo (Antipolo, Rizal)

• De La Salle Lipa (Lipa City, Batangas)

• Makati City (8 Barangays)

• Valenzuela City (3 Barangays)

Sept 27th – 28th and October 4th

Our team vaccinated a total of 1, 580 dogs in 5 venues!

Partner organization Role of partner in the event

Nutrience Philippines Provided packs of dog food for the first 100

registrants per venue

Rodeo Club Philippines Provided 30 vials of rabies vaccine

Veterinary Education and

Training Society

Provided 20 vials of rabies vaccine

Petropolis Animal Clinic Provided 10 vials of rabies vaccine

Makati City Veterinary

Office

Provided the vaccines and venue (8

barangays)

Valenzuela City

Veterinary Office

Provided the vaccines and venue (2

barangays)

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