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Author(s) -
Gamble Luke
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
veterinary record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 2042-7670
pISSN - 0042-4900
DOI - 10.1136/vr.g1871
Subject(s) - rabies , mass vaccination , vaccination , political science , aeronautics , medicine , geography , virology , engineering
In September last year, more than 400 volunteers from 14 different countries set out to vaccinate 50,000 dogs in India against rabies, as part of a project that ultimately aims to eliminate the disease. Here, Luke Gamble, the driving force behind Mission Rabies, discusses why such initiatives are needed, how the first mass vaccination campaign went and what the goals are for the future