Brief Media Partners with Mission Rabies to Help End the Fight Against Rabies

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Volunteer sponsorship provided by:

For the fourth year, Brief Media—publisher of Clinician’s Brief—is partnering with Mission Rabies to send a team of veterinary professionals to help vaccinate dogs against rabies. In July of 2019, our team will be participating in a vaccination drive in Uganda and in October 2019, we have a team participating in the Goa, India Mission.

All volunteers for 2019 have been selected.

Please email us at [email protected] with any additional questions or visit www.missionrabies.com for more information.

Listen as Beckie Mossor, RVT, talks to Alyssa Watson, DVM, about her experience volunteering with Mission Rabies in Goa, India.

Uganda 2019

From Entebbe to Bwindi to Kabale

A visit with a family of gorillas in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and a boat trip on Lake Bunyonyi—just a day in Uganda!

So It Begins…

Follow along as the Clinician’s Brief Mission Rabies team begins the drive in Uganda.

A Helping Hand from Locals

Join the Uganda team as they visit families and their pets door-to-door.

A Day in the Life

What does a typical day look like on a Mission Rabies drive? Grab a banana and a cup of coffee for today’s blog to find out.

Saying Goodbye to Uganda

The Mission Rabies team is saying goodbye and heading back to the United States.

Photos

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Mission Rabies / Clinician’s Brief Malawi, Africa, June 2018

The Brief Media volunteer team

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The Brief Media volunteer team

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The Mission Rabies volunteers at Majete Wildlife Park

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Before starting their work, the volunteers enjoyed a safari ride at Majete Wildlife Park.

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Locals line up with their dogs at static clinics for vaccination.

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Jessie Foley, a Brief Media employee and veterinary nurse, vaccinating a dog.

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After the dogs are vaccinated, a temporary marker is used to help Mission Rabies teams identify them.

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Dawn McCluskey, a Brief Media employee and DVM, vaccinating a dog.

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Jessie and Dawn with Mission Rabies employee Fred Lohr

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Because of the large crowds at static clinics, these vaccines are used in a matter of minutes.

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A local child with his vaccinated dog

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Dawn vaccinating kittens

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A basket full of vaccinated puppies

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This local family named their dog after Jessie, the Brief Media team member who assisted in vaccinating their dog the previous year.

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Jessie vaccinating a dog during a door-to-door visit

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Jessie and Dawn with local children

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Jessie used her beef jerky to eat her lunch.

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Dawn and Jessie at the Blantyre SPCA preparing for the next day.

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Jessie poses with pageant winner Miss Malawi’s mother, Eurita, whose kitten was vaccinated.

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By the end of the rabies drive, the volunteers were ready for a nap!

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Brief Media employees and volunteers in Blantyre, Malawi.

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A temporary marker is used to indicate which dogs have been vaccinated.

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Mission Rabies employee, Fred Lohr, helps draw up rabies vaccinations.

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Vaccination cards and Mission Rabies armbands are given to the locals after their dogs have been vaccinated.

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At a local school, individuals wait in line for their dog(s) to be vaccinated.

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A vaccination team vaccinates and marks a dog being held by its owner.

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Brief Media employee, Jessie Foley, poses with a local boy and his dog.

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A veterinary volunteer team prepares for a day of door-to-door vaccinations.

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Locals line up before the vaccination clinics open.

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Local children watching the veterinary teams work.

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Vincent, local Malawian team member, and Jessie Foley, Brief Media employee, vaccinate a dog found during their door-to-door outreach.

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Each dog is temporarily marked to show proof of vaccination.

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A local dog rests after vaccination. The temporary mark lasts 5 to 7 days.

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Dr. Megan Davis, a volunteer, vaccinates a dog while the dog’s owner helps restrain it, a common occurrence for door-to-door vaccination teams.

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Chelsea Hise, Brief Media employee, walks door-to-door with a vaccination team.

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Yamikani, a local Malawian team member, provides a vaccination card while participating in door-to-door vaccinations.

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A veterinary team provides a rabies vaccine while the dog’s owner temporarily restrains it.

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Dr. Shann Ikezawa, a volunteer, provides a quick examination of a local dog.

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The education team teaches local children about bite prevention and the dangers of rabies.

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The Mission Rabies Education team uses lectures, plays, and games to help educate local children about dog ownership, bite prevention, and aid in case a dog bite occurs.

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Block 1 volunteers including Mission Rabies employees, Brief Media employees, volunteers, and local Malawian team members.