Rabies Today

By United Against Rabies

What's Rabies Today about?

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

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Rabies Today episodes:

06.11.2024
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 rabies is still a significant...
05.20.2024
Rabies in South East Asia
Dog-mediated rabies is on the rise in Southeast Asia, including in areas that were previously rabies free. Could a new ASEAN strategy finally turn the tide in the region to address low dog vaccination rates, insufficient provision of human rabies...
05.07.2024
Rabies Today trailer
Professor Katie Hampson will be back soon with a new series of Rabies Today. Stay tuned! Send us a Text Message. We would love to hear from you. You can fnd us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram. Just...
11.03.2023
Zero by 30: Dead or Alive?
"Zero by 30" is the Global Strategic Plan to achieve zero human deaths from dog- mediated rabies by 2030. It was published in 2018, well before the pandemic. With just 7 years to go, can “Zero by 30” still be...
09.12.2023
Rabies, Dogs and Wildlife
In the Americas, canine rabies variants have infected several wildlife species which now maintain independent cycles of transmission. In Namibia, kudu have emerged as unlikely species to be especially vulnerable to rabies transmission within the herd. Join Professor Katie Hampson...
08.14.2023
Fight Rabies: Go Local
Professor Katie Hampson and guests discuss the diverse strategies they employ at local level to tackle rabies. From education to religion and local customs to politics, context is critical. With Dr Kenneth Chawinga, Senior Inspectorate and Regulatory Officer of Veterinary...
07.07.2023
Dogs Dogs Dogs
Dogs and people have lived together for thousands of years. As the main source of rabies infections in humans (over 90%), controlling rabies in dogs is essential to ending human rabies deaths. In this episode we’re discussing how different concepts...
06.08.2023
Reporting Rabies
Only a fraction of human rabies cases are reported to the WHO's Global Health Observatory and the quality of national data on rabies deaths is extremely variable. In Episode 2 in this series, Professor Katie Hampson explores the barriers to...
05.03.2023
The Treatment Gap
We've had life-saving vaccines to prevent rabies from killing people for over 100 years, yet millions of people, mainly in Africa and Asia, still lack access to these essential medicines. Join Professor Katie Hampson and her guests as they hear...