September 28... World Rabies Day

                                                                                                                It is celebrated annually to raise awareness about rabies prevention and to highlight progress in defeating this horrifying disease.                                                                                   28 September also marks the anniversary of Louis Pasteur's death,  the French chemist and microbiologist ,  who developed the first rabies vaccination.                                                                      Today safe and efficacious animal and human vaccines  are among the important tools that exist to eliminate human deaths from rabies while awareness is the key driver for success of communities to engage in effective rabies prevention.