Rabies as in former times is still today a major killer affecting man and animals especially in many tropical and sub tropical countries of asia africa and south america some 50000 people and literally millions of animals suffer and die of this disease each year this dramatic death toll and the enormous economic losses which ensue are nowadays un tolerable and no longer justified worldwide strategy for rabies control has been established and the world health organization recently . Rabies as in former times is still today a major killer affecting man and animals especially in many tropical and sub tropical countries of asia africa and south america some 50000 people and literally millions of animals suffer and die of this disease each year this dramatic death toll and the enormous economic losses which ensue are nowadays un tolerable and no longer justified worldwide strategy for rabies control has been established and the world health organization recently . Rabies as in former times is still today a major killer affecting man and animals especially in many tropical and sub tropical countries of asia africa and south america some 50000 people and literally millions of animals suffer and die of this disease each year this dramatic death toll and the enormous economic losses which ensue are nowadays un tolerable and no longer justified worldwide strategy for rabies control has been established and the world health organization recently . Rabies in the tropics bogel k kuwert e merieux c koprowski h isbn 9780387138268 kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch . Summary rabies a disease of antiquity continues to persist as a major public health problem in this age of high technology despite significant scientific breakthroughs and advances in its prevention and control rabies remains one of the most dreadful and gruesome of the human communicable infectious diseases