Share of human rabies transmissions caused by dogs
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Global · as of 14 Sep 2026
Share of human rabies transmissions caused by dogs worldwide was up to 99% (WHO, published 14 September 2026).
Share of human rabies transmissions caused by dogs: every country and year, and how it is measured
- Publisher
- WHO
- Authority tier
- T1 Official
- Locator
- About rabies and neglected tropical diseases
- Retrieved
- 16 Sep 2026
- Status
- Verified
What the source says
Rabies is a vaccine-preventable zoonotic disease that is almost invariably fatal once symptoms appear, but deaths can be prevented through timely post-exposure prophylaxis, including wound care, vaccination and, when indicated, rabies immunoglobulin "dog-mediated" and "dog-transmitted" are used interchangeably in this news release to refer to human rabies cases caused by the bite or scratch of an infected dog, which account for up to 99% of all human rabies transmissions globally.
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APA
World Health Organization. (2026). Chile becomes first country in South America validated for eliminating dog-transmitted rabies as a public health problem. Retrieved September 16, 2026, from https://www.who.int/news/item/14-09-2026-chile-becomes-first-country-in-south-america-validated-for-eliminating-dog-transmitted-rabies-as-a-public-health-problem. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_M0ZK3SK19MZ4VJXBGYE48RK4KA
Other formats: MLA, Chicago, BibTeX
- MLA
- World Health Organization. "Chile becomes first country in South America validated for eliminating dog-transmitted rabies as a public health problem." 2026, https://www.who.int/news/item/14-09-2026-chile-becomes-first-country-in-south-america-validated-for-eliminating-dog-transmitted-rabies-as-a-public-health-problem. Accessed 16 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_M0ZK3SK19MZ4VJXBGYE48RK4KA.
- Chicago
- World Health Organization. "Chile becomes first country in South America validated for eliminating dog-transmitted rabies as a public health problem." 2026. https://www.who.int/news/item/14-09-2026-chile-becomes-first-country-in-south-america-validated-for-eliminating-dog-transmitted-rabies-as-a-public-health-problem. Accessed September 16, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_M0ZK3SK19MZ4VJXBGYE48RK4KA.
- BibTeX
- @misc{who2026share8rk4ka, author = {{World Health Organization}}, title = {Chile becomes first country in South America validated for eliminating dog-transmitted rabies as a public health problem}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_M0ZK3SK19MZ4VJXBGYE48RK4KA}, note = {Original source: https://www.who.int/news/item/14-09-2026-chile-becomes-first-country-in-south-america-validated-for-eliminating-dog-transmitted-rabies-as-a-public-health-problem. Accessed September 16, 2026.} }
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Primary source
- Publisher
- World Health Organization · homepage ↗
- Authority tier
- Tier 1 · Multilateral Official
- Report
- Chile becomes first country in South America validated for eliminating dog-transmitted rabies as a public health problem
- Type
- Press release
- Published
- —
- Locator
- About rabies and neglected tropical diseases
- Retrieved
- 16 September 2026
- Link status
- Reachable (HTTP 200)
- Report licence
- See source
Verification
- Status
- Verified
- Review protocol
- Editorial review
- Checked on
- 17 September 2026
- Last revision
- 27 September 2026
- Permanent URL
- /stat/stat_M0ZK3SK19MZ4VJXBGYE48RK4KA