Afya Serengeti Project

In Africa, rabies is still all too common. While rabies is thought of as a rare disease in much of the Western world, it remains disturbingly widespread in many underdeveloped regions. In Africa, rabies claims the lives of nearly 25,000 people - many of whom are children - each year.

What's worse, the prevalence of rabies in Africa may be underestimated. By the time the symptoms appear, rabies is inevitably fatal. Consequently, many victims of rabies are never admitted to a hospital and die at home. This makes collecting accurate surveillance data a challenge.

Rabies is as preventable as it is deadly.

Did you know that every Rabies vaccine given by The Humane Society of St. Lucie County, a dose of the vaccine is donated to the Afya Serengeti project? With the help of Merck Animal Health (vaccine provider), Afya Serengeti project, and YOU, thousands of cases of rabies infection have are prevented in the Serengeti. This continued partnership is vital to eliminating rabies in Africa, one dose at a time. Become a part of this exciting cause today. Support Your Local Humane Society and Help here. Change there.

**Information provided by Intervet Schering-Plough Animal Health, provider of vaccines for The Humane Society of St. Lucie County.