Almost a Quarter Million Dogs Vaccinated by veterinary led Mission Rabies in Asia’s Largest Drive to Save Lives!"
In a record-breaking campaign, 229,488 dogs were vaccinated against rabies in just two weeks across Cambodia, marking Asia’s largest rabies vaccination effort to date. Spearheaded by the UK-based charity Worldwide Veterinary Service (WVS) under their Mission Rabies project, this massive initiative united hundreds of veterinarians, volunteers, and local authorities with the shared goal of reducing Cambodia’s high rabies mortality rate.
Facial recognition app for dogs developed to help in fight against rabies
Led by researchers at Washington State University, a team used the app to test its effectiveness at a rabies vaccination clinic in rural Tanzania where they microchipped, vaccinated and registered dogs. The technology proved remarkably accurate during a subsequent visit to surrounding villages once poor images and improperly recorded information were removed from its database. Using the app, operators identified 76.2% of vaccinated dogs and 98.9% of unvaccinated dogs.