Rabid Response

Posted by susansimpson

on August 22, 2007M at 3:02 pm

Did you know that 55,000 people die every year from rabies, a disease that is 100 percent preventable?

The majority of victims are children that live in poverty, often in undeveloped countries.

Two Oklahoma State University students, Alex Glover and Jennifer Moreno, aim to help prevent the deaths by raising money with a 5K Race for Rabies at 8 a.m. Sept. 8 at Boomer Lake in Stillwater.

The entry fee is $20 and includes a T-shirt. And dogs can even join their owners, provided they have current proof of rabies vaccination.

The proceeds will go to the Alliance for Rabies Control. Also OSU veterinary students will be eligible to win a symposium by international rabies experts and can apply for a two-week internship at a field site in Africa.

For more information, contact Moreno at jennifer.moreno@okstate.edu

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donors, health/safety, pets, poverty

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