| Without accurate reporting of human rabies cases, it is impossible to assess the true burden of the disease on countries, to assess how much resources a government should allocate to rabies control, or to carry out cost-benefit analyses on rabies prevention efforts. The Global Alliance for Rabies Control (GARC) with the Partners for Rabies Prevention is conducting a global survey of human rabies reporting practices. We want to gain a global picture of where human rabies is a notifiable disease and to assess whether the systems in place for the reporting of cases are perceived to be adequate. Networks of rabies experts have been asked to complete a short survey which collected information on whether human rabies was notifiable, which authorities were... |
