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Every day more than 150 people die of rabies, and more than 100 of them are children.
Over 95% of human deaths due to rabies occur in Africa and Asia where exposure to infected domestic dogs is the most common source of disease for people.
BUT… Rabies can be prevented through vaccination and education!
The Alliance for Rabies [...]

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HALI Co-Principal Investigators, Professors Jon Erickson of the University of Vermont and Rudovick Kazwala of the Sokoine University of Agriculture, presented findings from the HALI project during the Agriculture, Health and  Nutrition theme of the Global Livestock CRSP End of Program Conference “From Problem Models to Solutions” on June 17th 2009 in Naivasha Kenya.  The [...]

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Special report by guest author Liz VanWormer
Farmers gather from the fields as Envirovet participants, faculty members, and village residents cluster by a long farm fence to discuss elephant conflict near a wildlife management area. The cool dry-season breeze sends dark rectangles of chili oil and grease soaked cloth (an elephant deterrent) swinging above the conversation [...]

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