Louis Pasteur’s ghost must still grimace at the devastation
rabies inflicts on the global population. It still kills – globally
and in our backyards. Rabies is the 11th highest cause of
infectious disease deaths in humans worldwide (Haupt, 1999). Yet,
it has been my career experience while chasing this virus, that the
general citizen in the United States (US) doesn’t consider the
threat as “immediate” as perhaps they should. I hope to bring a
renewed “face” to this old disease with respect to epidemiology,
testing, and prevention/treatment.
