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Rupprecht, Charles E.

Charles E. Rupprecht is a World Health Organization Expert Technical Adviser on Rabies, retired as the head of the rabies program at CDC. He has co-authored over 400 peer-reviewed papers, written scores of book chapters, edited several books and served as an editor for several journals.
History of Rabies in the Americas: From the Pre-Columbian to the Present, Volume II</a>

History of Rabies in the Americas: From the Pre-Columbian to the Present, Volume II

Rabies is one of the oldest known pathogens, is incurable, and has the highest fatality rate of all infectious diseases. The Americas is the only region with bat rabies virus, including vampire bat rabies. The region is rich in cultural references and notable for many discoveries in the field, including the current vaccine potency test, diagnostic assay, conception of oral vaccines for wildlife, the first human survivor and the first successful canine rabies program executed at a broad level.

History of Rabies in the Americas: From the Pre-Columbian to the Present, Volume II</a>

History of Rabies in the Americas: From the Pre-Columbian to the Present, Volume II

Rabies is one of the oldest known pathogens, is incurable, and has the highest fatality rate of all infectious diseases. The Americas is the only region with bat rabies virus, including vampire bat rabies. The region is rich in cultural references and notable for many discoveries in the field, including the current vaccine potency test, diagnostic assay, conception of oral vaccines for wildlife, the first human survivor and the first successful canine rabies program executed at a broad level.