United Kingdom - Mt. Snowdon Summit Challenge
Researchers from the Rabies and Wildlife Zoonoses group and the Centre for Epidemiology and Risk Analysis at the Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) left their lab coats behind on August 1 as they followed in the footsteps of Sir Edmund Hillary - not up Mount Everest, but to the top of Mount Snowdon. The challenge they had set themselves was to raise awareness of this year's World Rabies Day on September 28. Click here to read more about this event!
In Peru: What beautiful work! --->>
The first known postal stamp to commemorate the inaugural World Rabies Day was released on July 2, 2009 with an official ceremony during the Annual National Zoonoses Meeting in Lima, Peru. 50,000 stamps were issued at 5.5 PNS value each ($1.75 USD) and will be available until sold out.
The stamp shows the image of a healthy dog and the official WRD logo in Spanish with the picture of a microscopy rabies positive test as the background. The postal use of this commemorative stamp will help spread the word about WRD and will also be an excellent item for stamp collectors around the world.
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