Welcome to the World Rabies Day Media Center!

Any of the resources in this section may be used by media for stories or by professionals working to reach out to their local media.  Communications for World Rabies Day is being run by the Global Alliance for Rabies Control along with numerous other global partners.  A list of media contacts at partner organizations has been provided below.

Media Contacts

Global Alliance for Rabies Control
Peter Costa
Telephone: +570-899-4885  Email: !Please, turn on JavaScript or go to the contact us page!

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Press Office:
Telephone: +404-639-3286

World Health Organization:
Telephone: +41 22 791 2222
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Katinka DeBalogh
Tel: + 39 65 75 6110 Email: !Please, turn on JavaScript or go to the contact us page!

Hilary Clarke
Tel: +39 06 57 05 2514 or +39 34 05 82 8781
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World Organization for Animal Health

Pan American Health Organization

American Veterinary Medical Association
Email Sharon Granskog: !Please, turn on JavaScript or go to the contact us page!

Please also see our media toolkit, download pictures, and read recent press about World Rabies Day. 

2010 Archived Media

October 8, 2010 - Pfizer Animal Health Donates Thousands of Rabies Vaccine Doses to Support...

October 6, 2010 - Rabies Is Still A Threat And On The Rise In The U.S.

October 2, 2010 - Rabies: what travellers need to know

October 1, 2010 - Rabies is preventable but fatal

September 30, 2010 - World Rabies Day Observed

September 30, 2010 - Biting back against rabies

September 30, 2010 - Rabies scare

September 29, 2010 - Angola: Over 2,000 Get Rabid Dog Bites in Bie

September 29, 2010 - Togo: Rabies claim 159 lives in Togo in 10 years

September 29, 2010 - Mostly in the south

September 29, 2010 - September 28 marked the World Rabies Day!

September 29, 2010 - City gov't joins World Rabies Day celebration

September 28, 2010 - Helping the world rid itself of rabies

September 28, 2010 - World Rabies Day

September 28, 2010 - Ontarians Urged To Take Steps To Prevent Rabies On World Rabies Day

September 28, 2010 - Bohol gov speaks at webinar on Rabies Day Sept 28

September 28, 2010 - Awareness about rabies not enough - Vet Surgeon

September 27, 2010 - FAO supports World Rabies Day in promoting rabies prevention and...

September 27, 2010 - World Rabies Day 2010

September 27, 2010 - World Rabies Day 2010

September 27, 2010 - The CFIA Recognizes World Rabies Day

September 27, 2010 - World Rabies Day on September 28

September 27, 2010 - Lee County Joins Global Rabies Prevention Effort

September 27, 2010 - Pet Life Radio - Peter Costa Discusses Rabies and World Rabies Day

September 25, 2010 - World Rabies Day 2010 Celebration at The Podium Mall

September 25, 2010 - Vet to give free rabies shots Tuesday

September 25, 2010 - Health Department Observes World Rabies Day with a Rabies Clinic in Wampsville

September 24, 2010 - Keeping Finland free from rabies - World Rabies Day on 28 September 2010

September 22, 2010 - State health officials say rabies still a threat

September 22, 2010 - Aerial Drops of Rabies Vaccine Begins Oct. 1

September 22, 2010 - Once Bitten: Helping Rid the World of Rabies

September 22, 2010 - Rabies Awareness Week Coming Up

September 22, 2010 - Rabies deadly, but preventable

September 22, 2010 - World Rabies Day - Cesar Millan

September 22, 2010 - New River Health District urges Pet Vaccinations Against Rabies

September 21, 2010 - Free Rabies Vaccinations Offered on September 25 for World Rabies Day

September 21, 2010 - Health Department Observes World Rabies Day by Offering Pet Vaccination Clinic

September 21, 2010 - Placer County: Free Rabies Shots - Sacto Valley Veterinary Medical Association

September 21, 2010 - Bali Launches Island-wide Campaign to Eradicate Rabies

September 21, 2010 - News & Notes

September 20, 2010 - World Rabies Day, September 28th

September 20, 2010 - Awareness Is The Best Defence Against Rabies, says BVA

September 20, 2010 - A Dog Show With A Difference

September 17, 2010 - Health Department observes Sept. 28 as World Rabies Day

September 17, 2010 - World Rabies Day is September 28

September 17, 2010 - World Rabies Day: Awareness Is The Best Defence Against Rabies

September 16, 2010 - Awareness heightened for World Rabies Day

September 16, 2010 - Free rabies vaccination clinic at UNCW on Saturday

September 16, 2010 - World Rabies Day 2010

September 16, 2010 - Inside Washtenaw County Public Health: World Rabies Day

September 15, 2010 - Rabies vaccine clinic set

September 15, 2010 - Rabies Rare Now, But Still Cause For Some Concern

September 15, 2010 - Call to curb rabies

September 15, 2010 - Annual Dog Wash By VMRCVM Students - Sept 25

September 14, 2010 - World Rabies Day: raising awareness on Sept. 28

September 14, 2010 - Free Rabies Clinics Strive to Set Guinness World Record

September 11, 2010 - Rabies Vaccine Clinics Offered in Orange County

September 10, 2010 - World Rabies Day

September 9, 2010 - World Rabies Day - 28 September 2010

September 5, 2010 - Free Rabies Vaccines in Folsom on September 25th

September 4, 2010 - Rabies

September 3, 2010 - Help Save Lives and Celebrate World Rabies Day!

September 2, 2010 - World Rabies Day: Vaccination Drive for Pets at ICVS

September 1, 2010 - Free Rabies Vaccinations for World Rabies Day

September 1, 2010 - World Rabies Day Expanding to 120 Countries

September 1, 2010 - Rabies as a human health threat

August 30, 2010 - Rabies and Street dog population control in India in 2010: Problems and Solutions

August 25, 2010 - Suffolk County Advances Rabies Baiting Program

August 24, 2010 - Health Department Observes World Rabies Day By Offering Pet Vaccination Clinic

August 23, 2010 - World Rabies Day in Maine Tuesday, September 28, 2010

August 20, 2010 - Local Veterinary Practice Supports Global Rabies Prevention

August 20, 2010 - Raccoon-rabies vaccination baiting slated for Aug. 24 to Sept. 24

August 20, 2010 - Eastern Region to celebrate Rabies day in Kenema City

August 18, 2010 - Organizations give a blueprint for rabies control in dogs

August 16, 2010 - World Rabies Day (September 28, 2010): the continuing efforts to 'make rabies history'

August 14, 2010 - World Rabies Day Contest Video

August 14, 2010 - Harford Health Department Observes World Rabies Day With Pet Vaccination Clinic

August 3, 2010 - Best World Rabies Day event in Latin America and Caribbean

July 27, 2010 - World Rabies Day Podcast by Dr Charles Rupprecht (U.S. CDC)

July 26, 2010 - Navajo Nation World Rabies Day Clinics

July19, 2010 - Anti-rabies drive in EV intensified

July 1, 2010 - Free Rabies Vaccines Available to Feral Cat Groups

June 25, 2010 - New Tool in the Global Fight against Rabies

June 4, 2010 - Gaston man a hero to local pets and their owners

June 4, 2010 - United Nations System Calendar of Media Events

May 28, 2010 - Prevent rabies, LGUs urged

May 27, 2010 - Search on for top 3 villages implementing rabies control program

May 20, 2010 - National Dog Bite Prevention Week

May 11, 2010 - Rabies: A Looming Threat to Public Health

Apr. 21, 2010 - A little word about rabies

Mar. 31, 2010 - Rabies: A problem that won't go away

Feb. 23, 2010 - Video: Global Alliance for Rabies Control

Feb. 18, 2010 - Dog Rabies Vaccinations and Neutering around Bwindi...      

Jan. 31, 2010 - Video: Rabies in Pets: Rabies is a Worldwide Threat

Jan. 28, 2010 - Video: World Rabies Day 2009

Jan. 18, 2010 - AZ rabies cases broke records in 2009