Welcome Dr. Francois-Xavier Meslin
Team Leader, Neglected Zoonotic Diseases, WHO
APCRI Welcomes Dr. Francois-Xavier Meslin, Team Leader, Neglected Zoonotic Diseases, WHO, to India and Kerala. Read More →
World Rabies Day 2009 Observed
September 28, 2009
“Awareness is the best defense against Rabies” was the slogan raised in the rally flagged off by Sri. C. Jayan Babu, Mayor, Thiruvananthapuram from Raktha Sakshi Mandapam to Press Club as part of the World Rabies Day Observance on September 28, 2009. The rally was lead by Dr. Thomas Mathew, Secretary General, APCRI and Nodal Officer, State Disease Control and Monitoring...
APCRI National Conference, 2009
4th and 5th July, 2009, Thiruvananthapuram
Download APCRICON 2009 Souvenir (pdf) Rabies is an acute viral disease which causes fatal encephalomyelitis in virtually all warm blood animals including man. Intra muscular route has been the most commonly used route of administration of rabies vaccination in India. The use of Intra Dermal route of administration of rabies vaccination was approved by DCGI in 2006. The...
IDRV Kerala 2008
September 20, 21-2008, Thiruvananthapuram
Workshop on Developing Guidelines for the Implementation of IDRV in Kerala Watch IDRV Video Part-1 Watch IDRV Video Part-2 Operational Guidelines for Rabies Prophylaxis and Intra-Dermal Rabies Vaccination in Kerala (pdf) Rabies is a major public health issue in many parts of the world causing an estimated 55,000 deaths every year. India suffers a casualty of about 22,000...
