Rabies Today
A podcast that looks at current issues surrounding a very old disease. Created and produced by United Against Rabies. Hosted by Professor Katie Hampson of the University of Glasgow with guests from around the world. Find out more at www.unitedagainstrabies.org
Podcasting since 2023 • 13 episodes
Rabies Today
Latest Episodes
Rabies in Conflict Zones
The battle against rabies is complex and difficult. But imagine having to fight rabies in a country at war. In this episode, we meet three people working in enormously challenging circumstances in Afghanistan, South Sudan and Ukr...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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Rabies Control: Don't Wait, Do Something
South African rabies expert Kevin Le Roux told colleages at the United Against Rabies Forum in Cape Town that rabies data will never be perfect, so what is vital is to act to control the disease and save lives. Meanwhile Dr Joseph Nkho...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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World Rabies Day: Working with Communities
World Rabies Day is September 28th, an important day for community mobilization around dog vaccination and raising public awareness. But what's really successful when working with communities? And what is happening at national and intern...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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Rabies in Africa
Rabies still kills at least 25,000 people each year in Africa, many of them children. It also kills huge numbers of livestock animals at great cost to farming and pastoral communities.In this episode, Katie Hampson r...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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Gavi's Vaccine Rollout
Human rabies vaccines for PEP save lives by stopping the deadly virus reaching the central nervous system. But these lifesaving vaccines are often unavailable or unaffordable, especially in marginalized communities in Asia and Africa where rabi...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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