Public Health & Rabies

The Subcommittee on Rabies is a newly formed body (2017), reporting under the new Committee on One Health. Previously it has been part of the Committee on Public Health and Rabies, which is archived below for reference of the work related to rabies.

The purpose of the Rabies Subcommittee of the USAHA One Health Committee is to promote activities that support prevention and lead to the ultimate elimination of rabies in animal and human populations. Toward that end, the Rabies Subcommittee encourages: rabies research, surveillance, and intervention in animal and human populations; data sharing between the animal and human health communities; and coordination among agriculture, wildlife and public health agencies in the detection, identification, prevention, control and elimination of rabies. The Rabies Subcommittee is a strong advocate for prevention efforts and so has consistently supported Oral Rabies Vaccination Programs, which are key to ongoing advances in controlling wildlife rabies. The Rabies Subcommittee serves as a liaison with USAHA to livestock producers and handlers, private and public veterinarians, wildlife groups and their organizations and agencies.

Objectives:

To utilize situational awareness of animal rabies globally to promote educational and outreach efforts for stakeholders;
To assess impact of the rabies virus on all animals including livestock, wildlife, pets, and humans;
To monitor regulatory programs of various public and animal health agencies in North America;
To develop rabies prevention and elimination programs recommendations;
To share information on new technologies pertaining to rabies;
To encourage continued support of Oral Rabies Vaccination programs;
To promote strategies endorsed by the World Health Organization (WHO), World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) for worldwide canine rabies elimination;
To promote the establishment of multi-stakeholder regional rabies taskforces.

Members

Subcommittee Member Directory

Presentations

2019 - these can be viewed under the Committee on One Health

2018

The Cost of Rabies Post-Exposure Prophylaxis in Minnesota 2017-2018 – Joni Scheftel, Minnesota Department of Health
Updates in rabies vaccine protocols and diagnostic techniques used globally and nationally – Susan Moore – Kansas State University

2017

Compendium of Animal Rabies Prevention and Control, 2016 - Jennifer House, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Rabies Control Projects in Bangladesh: Current Efforts by Global HealthShare (GHS) Initiative and Humanity Beyond Barriers (HBB) - Sheikh Selim, PHL Associates, Inc.
Ontario’s Wildlife Rabies Control Program - Beverly Stevenson, Wildlife Research and Monitoring Section

2016

Spatio-temporal Pattern and Eco-climatological Drivers of Striped Skunk Rabies - Raghavan RK, Hanlon CA, Goodin DG, Davis R, Moore M, Moore S, Anderson GA, Kansas State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
Ontario’s Wildlife Rabies Control Program - Beverly Stevenson, Wildlife Research and Monitoring Section
Recommendations for the Diagnosis, Treatment and Management of Tuberculosis (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) in Elephants in Human Care - Kay Backues, Tulsa Zoo
Zika from the Texas Perspective - Tom Sidwa, Texas Department of State Health Services

2015

2013

Dr. Dave Smith – Canine Brucellosis Case in Humans, New York
Dr. Emily Lankau – Oral Rabies Bating Density
Dr. Bret Marsh –H3N2 Influenza in Swine-Indiana, 2013

Reports

To View Subcommittee Reports, see: Committee on One Health

Resolutions

2014

Resolution 25: Increased Fiscal Year 2016 Funding for the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services Oral Rabies Vaccination Program

2013

Resolution 3: Q FEVER

Resolution 19: INCREASED FISCAL YEAR 2015 FUNDING FOR THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, WILDLIFE SERVICES ORAL RABIES VACCINATION PROGRAM

2012

Resolution 27: INCREASED FISCAL YEAR 2014 FUNDING FOR THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, WILDLIFE SERVICES ORAL RABIES VACCINATION PROGRAM

2011

Resolution 34: Q-FEVER (COXIELLA BURNETTI) VACCINE FOR SHEEP AND GOATS AND FOR HUMANS IN THE UNITED STATES

Resolution 35: INCREASED FY2013 FUNDING FOR THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, WILDLIFE SERVICES ORAL RABIES

2010

Resolution 47: SUPPORT OF INCREASED FY2012 FUNDING FOR THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, WILDLIFE SERVICES ORAL RABIES VACCINATION PROGRAM

2009

Resolution 46: STRATEGIC INITIATIVES AGAINST WILDLIFE RABIES

2008

Resolution 38: 21: The North American Rabies Management Plan

2007

Resolution 21: Strategic Initiatives Against Rabies

Resolution 22: The North American Rabies Management Plan

2006

Resolution 25: Improving the Response to Food-Associated Disease Outbreaks

Resolution 26: Standardization of Point Source Contamination Detection, Determination, and Investigation Methods

Resolution 27: Funding for Additional Research on Use of Infrad Technology to Detect Signs of Animal Disease

Resolution 28: A New Biosecurity Level 3-AG (BSL-3-AG) Wildlife Disease Research Laboratory at the National Wildlife Research Center

Resolution 29: A National Plan for Rabies Control in Wildlife

Resolution 30: Public Health Continuing Education Module for Veterinary Accreditation

2005

Resolution 8: A New Biosafety Level 3-AG (BSL-3-AG) Wildlife Disease Research Laboratory at the National Wildlife Research Center

Resolution 31: A National Plan for Rabies Control in Wildlife

Resolution 32: Funding for Additional Research on Use of Infrared Technology to Detect Signs of Animal Disease

2004

Resolution 06: A National Plan for Rabies Control in Wildlife

Resolution 19: Homeland Security Presidential Directive 9