Bridging gaps in rabies prevention: all for 1, one health for all

Rabies has haunted human kind for centuries, earning the title of the “most feared zoonosis.” Despite the availability of effective vaccines and preventive strategies, rabies continues to claim one human life every nine minutes globally. The tragedy lies not only in its lethality—rabies is 100% fatal once symptoms appear—but also in its preventability. Every single rabies death represents a gap: in awareness, in access to vaccines, in animal health programs, or in policy implementation.