On this day in 1885, Louis Pasteur administered the first rabies vaccine. 140 years later, rabies remains one of the clearest cases for what animal health prevention delivers: dog-mediated rabies is virtually 100% preventable through vaccination, yet it still claims tens of thousands of human lives a year....almost all avoidable.
World Zoonoses Day is a reminder that protecting human health often starts at the animal source. Around 60% of human infectious diseases originate in animals and keeping animals healthy is one of the most direct ways to keep people healthy.
The tools exist, from vaccines to diagnostics to treatments. Now, it's about making sure they reach the animals who need them. That's how we keep them and ourselves healthy and protected.