In recent years plague has been reported in Angola, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, China, Ecuador, India, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mongolia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Peru, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, USA, Vietnam, Zaire and Zimbabwe. There are currently 30 countries that are not Polio free and this is usually due to ongoing conflict. The WHO aim to eradicate Polio by the end of the year 2000. Normally Polio immunisation is effected by two oral drops in children and three drops in adults. Rabies Rabies is produced by a virus that is transmitted from animals usually from a bite.
Rabies is present in Europe, North and South America, Africa and Asia.
Human rabies usually follows an animal bite or scratch from an infected animal. Rarely the virus can be inhaled and infection can occur this way. This is possible in bat caves and in experimental laboratories. While travelling in rabies endemic areas avoid contact with potentially rabid animals. Children are at greater risk due to their attempts to pat, play with or feed animals.