TY - BOOK ID - 1558834 TI - WHO expert consultation on rabies : first report. AU - World Health Organization AU - WHO Expert Consultation on Rabies. PY - 2005 VL - 931 SN - 9241209313 9786610436170 1280436174 9240681582 PB - Geneva : World Health Organization, DB - UniCat KW - Hygiene. Public health. Protection KW - Veterinary pathology KW - Infectious diseases. Communicable diseases KW - Rabies vaccines KW - Rabies virus KW - Rabiesvirus KW - Virus de la rage KW - Rabies KW - Prevention and control KW - Rabies vaccines. KW - Hydrophobia KW - Lyssa KW - Virus diseases KW - Viral vaccines KW - Prevention. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:1558834 AB - More than 99% of all human rabies deaths occur in the developing world, and although effective and economical control measures are available, the disease has not been brought under control throughout most of the affected countries. Given that a major factor in the low level of commitment to rabies control is a lack of accurate data on the true public health impact of the disease, this report of a WHO Expert Consultation begins by providing new data on the estimated burden of the disease and its distribution in the world. It also reviews recent progress in the classification of rabies viruses, ER -