As the world community marks Rabies Day this week, Thailand has to hang its head in shame.
Sept 28 is the death anniversary of Louis Pasteur (1822-1895), the French scientist who discovered the causes of this disease and how to prevent it in the late 1880s. With the rabies vaccine, the disease should have been reduced, if not eradicated. Sadly, this is not the case for Thailand.
The disease, having been dormant over past decades, reappeared shockingly last year. In Bangkok, 47 rabid animals -- 45 dogs and two cats -- were caught.
