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Between August and December 2023, around 90,000 dogs were vaccinated with vaccines procured through WOAH’s vaccine bank, bringing the dog-vaccine coverage to almost 70% in the capital, Conakry. A great accomplishment for Guinea, where dogs remain the main vector for the transmission of rabies, causing 99% of human cases.
Apr 20, 2018 · Through a collaboration between the UN FAO, USAID and GARC, an intensive rabies diagnostic training course was hosted at the Central Veterinary Laboratory in Conakry, Guinea from 22-24 March 2018 by the Guinea FAO office.
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About 100% canine rabies prevention can be accomplished through timely pre-exposure or post-exposure pro-phylaxis (PEP) for high-risk communities and a sus-tained vaccination coverage of at least 70% in the dog population.
Although many different animals can transmit the virus, most cases follow a bite or scratch from an infected dog. In some parts of the world, bats are an important source of infection. Rabies symptoms can take some time to develop, but when they do, the condition is almost always fatal.
This study was conducted to update our knowledge of human dog-mediated rabies epidemiology and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) accessibility-related factors in Guinea.
In Guinea, stray dogs are present in large numbers in public places and around landfills. The objectives of this study were to determine the frequency of human exposure to rabies risk, the cases of human and canine rabies and to describe the epidemiological profile of the cases.
