Chile recently became the first country in South America to receive World Health Organization validation for eliminating dog-transmitted rabies, after more than five decades without a human case transmitted by a dog. Bhutan became the first country in the WHO South-East Asia Region to receive the same validation earlier this month.
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Chile, Bhutan show rabies can be beaten, but India’s 2030 target faces hurdles
September 16, 2026Chile recently became the first country in South America to receive World Health Organization validation for eliminating dog-transmitted rabies, after more than five decades without a human case transmitted by a dog. Bhutan became the first country in the WHO South-East Asia Region to receive the same validation earlier this month.