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flag Haiti's rabies campaign vaccinates 140,000 dogs to prevent further deaths after a child's fatal bite.

flag Haiti is fighting a rabies outbreak with a large-scale dog vaccination campaign launched in August, targeting 140,000 dogs across four departments to achieve 80% coverage and interrupt transmission. flag The effort, backed by WHO and PAHO, includes training over 500 veterinary staff, deploying 240 mobile teams, and using a real-time tracking app. flag It follows the death of a nine-year-old boy from rabies after a dog bite, part of four reported human deaths this year. flag Despite ongoing instability and limited healthcare access, health officials call the campaign a significant success, stressing that rabies is preventable with timely vaccination and post-exposure treatment.

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