28/09/2025
Celebrating World Rabies Day 2025: How digital tools are transforming rabies control in Vietnam
Each year, on September 28, the world unites for World Rabies Day (WRD) to raise awareness and take action for rabies elimination. In 2025, we are calling on you, me, and our communities to take responsibility, work together, and drive real change.
Rabies remains a major problem for communities around the world. Did you know that dog-mediated rabies accounts for 99% of rabies cases in humans globally?
Ausvet is proud to be contributing to Vietnam's ambitious rabies vaccination program using our Livestock Identification and Registrations System (LIRS) platform (lirs.io)! 🐾
Using QR codes on dog collars, our cloud based traceability system records animal details, ownership, location and vaccination status. Animal locations are easily mapped and this is updated after each QR scan. This exciting technology provides real-time, verifiable data, allowing authorities to manage mass vaccination campaigns by:
🐕 Providing easy traceability of vaccinated animals.
🐕 Preventing duplicate vaccinations.
🐕 Allowing quick status checks with minimal animal handling.
Our Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) office chief, Dr Nguyen van Cuong, has been working with vaccination teams to tag dogs and in October he is heading out into the field to extend the program into D**g Thap province then HCMC.
This is powerful progress. Data generated by this program is game changing for both animal and human health, allowing agencies to:
💡 Identify disease hotspots
💡 plan for potential outbreaks
💡 coordinate post-exposure prophylaxis delivery, and
💡 track progress towards the 70% vaccination target.
Real time data drives real change. Let's make rabies elimination a reality!
