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Brief Operational Summary 2019 About WVS & Mission Rabies Based in Cranborne, Dorset, UK and registered in the UK & US Working synergistically to facilitate disease elimination programmes and champion animal welfare
Based in Cranborne, Dorset, UK and registered in the UK & US Working synergistically to facilitate disease elimination programmes and champion animal welfare Practically focused and privately funded (grants & donations)
Veterinary parcels of medication and equipment Vet teams Disaster Emergency Response Vet training (ITCs) Outreach projects To registered not-for-profit organisations
Aims to provide a fast and effective veterinary response to animals in need all over the world, assisting other animal welfare charities and sanctuaries to promote the highest level
We act as a central veterinary resource
by supplying teams of vets, nurses, medicine and equipment in places no one else can.
We currently support over charities worldwide In 2018 alone, we:
Native and international vet training Hands-on experience of soft tissue surgery and spay/neutering Real-life, challenging cases Brand new environment, culture and country Gain practical and professional skills Gain confidence in veterinary techniques
The team at the BSPCA in Malawi removed a large tumour from this dog! This Thai dog had a tumour the size
man’s fist.
Chom Deuan was left paralysed after being hit by a car, but now walks again thanks to WVS Thailand!
Apple went from this… to this! Half her face had been eaten away by maggots when she arrived at WVS.
We run mass canine vaccination, community education and surveillance programmes in global rabies hotspots in line with the global goal to eliminate dog bite mediated human rabies deaths by 2030! Together with our partners like the US CDC, we develop novel approaches to rabies elimination which are published in peer-reviewed journals
Rabies is a deadly virus – it is almost 100% fatal It is a zoonotic disease and can affect any mammal – reservoir species are often dogs, raccoons, skunks, monkeys, bats The virus is present in the saliva of affected animals When an animal bites another, virus enters the wound and attaches to nerve ending Infection can also occur if saliva enters the body through broken skin or contact with mucous membranes Travels up nerve to central nervous system
When the virus reaches the brain, the symptoms
Two types: furious vs dumb (paralytic) rabies Symptoms include: Inability to swallow (not eating/drinking) Confusion Aggression Change in voice/bark Drooling saliva Incoordination Paralysis Coma Death (within 1-2 weeks)
Majority of people who die are low-income socioeconomic status 30-60% of victims are children under 16years1 Access to post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) is variable in many parts of the world - often prohibitively expensive (31 days wage average Asian, 51 days average African)2 Estimated global cost €8.6billion (3.7 million DALYs)3 In many endemic countries rabies is not notifiable, no organised in-country surveillance and very little investment in control programmes
1Bulletin of the WHO; Vol 87, No 12, Dec 2009, 885-964 2WHO Expert Consultation on Rabies 2013 3Hampson K, Coudeville L, Lembo T, Sambo M, Kieffer
A, Attlan M, et al. Estimating the Global Burden of Endemic Canine Rabies. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015;9:
1.5 Lakh children, 7,000 teachers taught about rabies
96,000 government supported vaccinations Human rabies diagnosis Lab capacity in DIU PM facilities
For more info: Call us on +44 (0) 1725 557225 Email me at fred@missionrabies.com