Thumbi, S.M.Blumberg, Lucille HellenLe Roux, KevinSalahuddin, NaseemAbela-Ridder, Bernadette2023-01-252022-12Thumbi, S.M., Blumberg, L., Le Roux, K. et al. 2022, 'A call to accelerate an end to human rabies deaths', The Lancet, vol. 400, no. 10369, pp. 2261-2264, doi : 10.1016/S0140-6736(22)02487-4.0140-6736 (print)1474-547X (online)10.1016/S0140-6736(22)02487-4https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/88952Every year, an estimated 59 000 vaccine-preventable deaths occur globally due to rabies. These deaths occur despite more than 100 years of existence of effective vaccines against rabies in humans and dogs, which serve as the main source of infection for humans.en© 2022 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Notice : this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Lancet . Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. A definitive version was subsequently published in The Lancet, vol. 400, no. 10369, pp. 2261-2264, doi : 10.1016/S0140-6736(22)02487-4.Human rabiesDeathsPostprint Article