CHINA

The goal of this study is to educate the people in rural areas that rabies can be prevented in people and eliminated in dogs. Educational posters will be designed and distributed in a selected area communicating the importance of vaccinating dogs, actions to take if bitten and provide them with the "SOS" information, i.e., phone number for PEP and the phone numbers for dog rabies diagnosis. The effectiveness of the educational posters will be evaluated by conducting a survey before and after poster distribution that measures knowledge of rabies in the population; dog vaccination coverage; and percentage of PEP initiation in humans.

Update as of July 30, 2009:

Over 100,000 copies of this poster was printed and sent to the schools of two areas, one is Hanzhong, Shaaxi province and the another is Qingyuan, Guangdong province. Rabies is a serious problem in both areas. Students are being asked to distribute the posters.

Now taking place is the collection of dog serum samples and the preparation of a questionaire for the residents.