Rabies Kills 59,000 People a Year. Every Single Death Is Preventable. So Why Are We Still Here?

That combination, ancient, fatal, and preventable, makes rabies one of the most frustrating problems in global veterinary and public health. The tools exist. The playbook is known. And yet the disease still claims an estimated 59,000 human lives each year, the majority in Africa and Asia, the majority linked to dog bites, and a disproportionate number of them children.