World Rabies Day in 2023

World Rabies Day Quick Facts - ZA 2023

ℹ HashtagsCompiled on10:08	#WorldRabiesDay
Related Hashtags	#Rabies, #OneHealth, #OneHealth4All
2023 Date	28 September 2023
2024 Date	28 September 2024

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Thursday, 28 Sep

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World Rabies Day in 2023

World Rabies Day is a health observance which aims to raise awareness about the disease. Rabies is a rare, contagious disease spread by mammals that can cause convulsions, excess salivation, and paralysis.

Top X Posts (formerly Tweets) for World Rabies Day - in 2023

Updated 10:08

Did you know? The WCDoA hosted a Rabies vaccination campaign at Mitchells Plain today! This campaign is one of many taking place during the year. September is #RabiesAwarenessMonth with 28 Sept. being #WorldRabiesDay #OneHealth4All #ForTheLoveOfAgriculture GARC and 9 others
— WC Dept of Agriculture (@WCGovAgri) September 27, 2023

Rabies is not a curable disease, but infection may be prevented. Rabies post-exposure prophylaxis can stop the propagation of the infection following exposure to a possibly rabid animal. #WorldRabiesDay2023 #RabiesAwareness #ZeroBy30 #OneHealth4All
— NICD (@nicd_sa) September 27, 2023

#Rabies: “All for 1, One Health for All” is also about protecting the human-animal bond. People and animals and their health & welfare are inextricably linked. Help raise awareness this #WorldRabiesDay https://hubs.ly/Q01RKklh0 #LovingDogsIsGlobal #OneHealth4All #WRD2023 Western Cape Gov and 6 others
— WC Dept of Agriculture (@WCGovAgri) September 27, 2023

Today is World Rabies Day (Sept. 28) to focus on the impact this 100% preventable disease has on animals AND people worldwide. Are your pets' rabies vaccinations up to date? Check out this important article: https://bit.ly/3Pu9DHr
— Blind Cat Rescue (@BlindCatRescue) September 28, 2023

Today is World Rabies Day! Let's unite "All for one, one health for all" . Rabies is 100% preventable through vaccination. Every 9 minutes, someone dies from Rabies 4 out of 10 deaths are children 99% of human cases result from infected dog bites. Dr FK Mbai and 2 others
— Pent Vet Surgeons (@pent_vets) September 28, 2023

After some ups & downs (including a pandemic), I'm glad to have submitted my PhD thesis in time for #WorldRabiesDay. Rabies is the most fatal infectious disease in the world but it is 100% preventable. It's time to #EndRabiesNow and its possible with canine and human vaccinations Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and 6 others
— Deji (@Deji_Oloko) September 28, 2023

Today marks #WorldRabiesDay! The theme for this year’s World Rabies Day is: All for one, One Health for all woah.org World Rabies Day 2023: All for one, One Health for all - WOAH
— United Against Rabies (@UARForum) September 28, 2023

This #WorldRabiesDay, we're shining the spotlight on Namibia . In Namibia’s NCA, veterinarians and their teams are using innovative methods and relentless dedication to significantly reduce human rabies cases, marking a remarkable achievement in the ongoing fight rabies. woah.org Read the full story here
— World Organisation for Animal Health (@WOAH) September 28, 2023

KMC, Indus Hospital & Dow University organised an awareness walk on World Rabies Day at Burns Garden. Citizens are urged to get the ARV Vaccine in case of dog bite & avoid any local solution since rabies is fatal. KMC along with Sindh Govt is also working on neutering the dogs
— Murtaza Wahab Siddiqui (@murtazawahab1) September 28, 2023

The Association of Veterinary Medical Students UI joined the Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association Oyo state chapter in an Anti-rabies sensitization walk . #WorldRabiesDay2023 #OneHealth4All Dr Abdulfatah BASHIR and Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association - NVMA
— AVMS UNIBADAN (@Avms_unibadan) September 28, 2023