In India, about 20,000 people die from rabies each year, with dogs being the main transmitter of the disease. A new pilot rabies control program was launched in five Indian states in 2007 that aims to create a "Rabies Free India". The program combines parenteral vaccination of owned and stray dogs, spaying/neutering followed by parenteral vaccination, and oral vaccination of inaccessible dogs. The SAG2 oral vaccine was registered in India after successful evaluation of its safety, efficacy, and bait acceptance in captive Indian stray dogs and field conditions.
In India, about 20,000 people die from rabies each year, with dogs being the main transmitter of the disease. A new pilot rabies control program was launched in five Indian states in 2007 that aims to create a "Rabies Free India". The program combines parenteral vaccination of owned and stray dogs, spaying/neutering followed by parenteral vaccination, and oral vaccination of inaccessible dogs. The SAG2 oral vaccine was registered in India after successful evaluation of its safety, efficacy, and bait acceptance in captive Indian stray dogs and field conditions.
In India, about 20,000 people die from rabies each year, with dogs being the main transmitter of the disease. A new pilot rabies control program was launched in five Indian states in 2007 that aims to create a "Rabies Free India". The program combines parenteral vaccination of owned and stray dogs, spaying/neutering followed by parenteral vaccination, and oral vaccination of inaccessible dogs. The SAG2 oral vaccine was registered in India after successful evaluation of its safety, efficacy, and bait acceptance in captive Indian stray dogs and field conditions.
New steps in the control of canine rabies in India.
Pradhan HK1, Gurbuxani JP, Cliquet F, Pattnaik B, Patil SS, Regnault A, Begouen H, Guiot AL, Sood R, Mahl P, Singh R, Picard E,Aubert MF, Barrat J, Meslin FX. Author information Abstract In India, about 20,000 people die of rabies every year. The dog is the main reservoir and transmitter of the disease. A pilot rabies control programme was launched in five Indian federal states in February, 2007. This initiative is led by the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) federating many animal welfare organizations and the Ministry of Agriculture. It aims at creating a "Rabies Free India." The programme combines parenteral vaccination of accessible owned and stray dogs, spaying/neutering followed by parenteral vaccination and oral vaccination of inaccessible dogs. The freeze-dried vaccine SAG2, including the bait casing, was registered in India following successful evaluation of vaccine-bait safety and efficacy (by survival after virulent challenge) in captive Indian stray dogs in the Bhopal High Security Animal Disease Laboratory. Furthermore, bait acceptance was tested under both experimental and field conditions. PMID: