Although an effective human rabies vaccine has existed since 1885, rabies continues to kill an estimated 59,000 people every year. Sixty per cent of these human deaths occur in Asia. The number of animals, especially dogs, who die of rabies is uncalculated. To work towards the global target of eliminating dog-mediated human rabies deaths, the rabies community is applying the One Health approach by jointly focusing on humans and dogs. Written by a multidisciplinary group of scholars and rabies control programme specialists, this book is a collection of experiences and observations on the challenges and successes along the path to rabies control and prevention in Asia. The book: -grounds chapters in solid scientific theory, but retains a direct, practice-focused and inspirational approach; -provides numerous examples of lessons learned and experience-based knowledge gained across countries at different levels of rabies elimination; -brings together and highlights the practices of a strong, international rabies network that works according to the One Health concept. Covering perspectives from almost a dozen Asian countries and a wide range of sectors and disciplines, such as healthcare facilities, veterinary services, laboratories, public health institutes, wildlife research centres and academia, this book is an invaluable resource for rabies practitioners and scholars, but also those working in the wider fields of disease control and cross-sectoral One Health.

Contributions by: Ronello Abila, Fiaz Ahmad, Manzoor Ahmad, Genki Arikawa, Naila Baig-Ansari, Suzanne Barber, Omesh Kumar Bharti, Victoria J. Brookes, Eric Brum, Karoon Chanachai, Ashoka Dangolla, Katinka de Balogh, Timothy John Reyes Dizon, Kinzang Dukpa, Salome Dürr, Anna S. Fahrion, M. Aftab Gohar, Ma. Ricci Resurreccion Gomez, Gyanendra Gongal, Mary Joy Gordoncillo, Nicole Perreras Grande, Silja Griss, Mangala Gunatilake, Katie Hampson, Michael Hathaway, Elly Hiby, Akitoyo Hotta, Satoshi Inoue, Md Hamidul Islam, Niti B. Jadeja, S. Anzal Abbas Jaffari, Wajiha Javed, Ananda Jayasinghe, Chandrika Jayasinghe, Koji Kanda, Chiho Kaneko, Suwicha Kasemsuwan, Pankaj KC, Rabia M. Khan, Yumi Kirino, Tipsarp Kittisiam, Shintaro Kobayashi, Hirofumi Kugita, Kansuda Leelahapongsathon, M. A. Masud, Qamer Mahmood, Daria Llenaresas Manalo, Mary Elizabeth Gutierrez Miranda, Noel Lee Jose Miranda, Naoaki Misawa, Scott Newman, Yooni Oh, K.A.D.N. Perera, Oswin Perera, Wilaiwan Petsophonsakul, Yoenten Phuentshok, Ruwini M.S. Pimburage, Supalak Prabsriphum, Beatriz Puzon Quiambao, Sreejith Radhakrishnan, Onpawee Sagarasaeranee, Naseem Salahuddin, Luuk Schoonman, David Sutherland, Shynie Telmo, Lesa Thompson, Pasang Tshering, Muhammad Rafi Ullah, Abi Tamim Vanak, Ad Vos, Charlotte Warembourg, Ewaldus Wera, Tikiri Wijayathilaka, Omala Wimalaratne, Vilaiporn Wongphruksasoong, Aya Yajima, Takahiko Yoshida, Kentaro Yoshii, Mirava Yuson