Rabies is a major neglected zoonotic disease and causes a substantial burden in the Asian
region. Currently, Pacific Oceania is free of rabies but enzootic areas throughout southeast
Asia represent a major risk of disease introduction to this region. On September 25–26,
2019, researchers, government officials and related stakeholders met at an IABS conference
in Bangkok, Thailand to engage on the topic of human rabies mediated by dogs. The
objective of the meeting was focused upon snowballing efforts towards achieving substantial …