Can Oral Vaccines Do What Syringes Can’t? Inside WSU’s Bold Plan to Finally Outrun Rabies

Rabies is one of those diseases every veterinary professional knows well and still finds deeply frustrating. It is 100 percent fatal once clinical signs appear, entirely preventable, and yet it continues to kill an estimated 60,000 people every year. Nearly all of those deaths occur in Africa and Asia and most are caused by canine rabies. Now, a new Washington State University-led study is testing whether a simple shift in strategy could help close one of the biggest gaps in global rabies control.