Facial recognition tech gives rabies war massive shot
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Rabies Free Africa
Facial recognition app for dogs developed to help in fight against rabies
A new mobile phone-based facial recognition application for dogs has the potential to significantly improve rabies vaccination efforts in endemic areas like Africa and Asia.
Dog facial recognition now a tool in rabies vaccination efforts in Tanzania
In collaboration with the PiP My Pet Technologies based in Vancouver, Canada, WSU is developing a facial recognition cellphone application to be used to identify dogs that have been vaccinated for rabies to assess vaccination coverage in rural areas in Tanzania.
Meet Paulo Tango, a member of the Rabies Free Tanzania team
What is your role with Rabies Free Africa and what attracted you to this role? My role is to reduce rabies by making sure all dogs and cats are vaccinated. What attracted me to this role is the way I see how rabies affected the lives of livestock and humans, and I wanted to be […]
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Meet the Rabies Free Africa team: Maliki Musa
Maliki Musa is a field assistant with Rabies Free Tanzania based out of Arusha. Why is it important to eliminate rabies? In my role as a field assistant, I conduct household surveys and evaluate the validation of rabies free vaccination campaigns. It is important to eliminate rabies since it can cause immediate death to human […]
Meet the Rabies Free Africa team: Joel Changalucha
Joel Changalucha is a PhD student working on his research with Rabies Free Tanzania.
Meet the Rabies Free Africa team: Dr. Ahmed Lugelo
Ahmed Lugelo is a project manager for Rabies Free Tanzania. Why is it important to eliminate rabies? I have been working with the rabies project in the Mara region of northern Tanzania for more than six years. Rabies is a serious public health problem in the Mara region, with more than 2,500 animal bite victims being […]
