
Why are so many people still dying of rabies?
Someone, somewhere, just died of rabies that developed because of a dog bite. Another will die very soon. In fact, one person dies of rabies every nine minutes. Mostly in Africa and Asia.
Louise Taylor is a biological researcher with a background in tropical infectious diseases, including work on malaria, theileria and emerging diseases. Since 2006, she has worked with the Global Alliance for Rabies Control and later with its expert group, the Partners for Rabies Prevention, both dedicated to improving rabies control globally. She is currently involved in supporting the scientific outputs of GARC and the PRP, communications to the global rabies community and developing GARC’s advocacy work.