Why We Need to Change How We Combat Rabies
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One person dies of rabies every 15 minutes and another 300 are exposed. Disease ecologist and National Geographic 2015 Emerging Explorer Daniel Streicker is rethinking the way we currently manage bat rabies in his effort to limit the spread of the disease from bats to humans and livestock.
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