Disparities in Global Rabies Burden from GBD 2021: Children, older adults, and low-SDI countries at continued risk
Scale up mass dog vaccination, ensure affordable PEP and strategic Pre-exposure prophylaxis, focus on high-risk age cohorts, bolster surveillance and data-driven governance, and sustain multisectoral investment through the phased "Zero by 30" framework. By aligning programmatic efforts with the demonstrated successes in high-performing countries and addressing the implementation deficits in lagging regions, the global community can accelerate progress toward the World Health Organization (WHO) goal of zero dog-mediated human rabies deaths by 2030.
Authors
- Song Jin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5448-554X)
- Yihui Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3528-6104)
- Cuihong Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7187-9823)
- Qinqin Deng
- Longjiang Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2617-8811)
- Mei Dang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2660-3323)
- Wang Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0565-9157)
- Chenlu Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4171-5099)
- Guangze Jin
Institutions
- National University of Singapore (SG)
- Shaanxi University of Technology (CN)
- Kyrgyz State National University (KG)
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS neglected tropical diseases
- Published
- 2025-10-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013630
- Primary Topic
- Rabies epidemiology and control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00