The Lancet Voice

Louis Pasteur special edition: Rabies

December 15, 2022 The Lancet Season 3 Episode 25
The Lancet Voice
Louis Pasteur special edition: Rabies
Show Notes

Louis Pasteur was involved in the creation of the first rabies vaccine in the 1880s, but today one person every ten minutes still dies from rabies, with all of the deaths concentrated in low and middle-income countries. Prof. Katie Hampson joins Gavin and Jessamy to talk about the history of the vaccine and why it's proven so difficult to eliminate rabies.

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