Bhutan becomes first WHO South-East Asian country to eliminate dog-transmitted rabies
- WHO has validated Bhutan’s elimination of dog-transmitted human rabies as a public health problem.
- Bhutan is the first country in the WHO South-East Asia Region to achieve the milestone.
- The country has recorded zero human deaths from dog-mediated rabies since June 2023.
- Bhutan’s success follows over a decade of dog vaccination, surveillance and a One Health approach.
Source: thehindubusinessline.com
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