The World Health Organization has validated Chile as the first country in South America to eliminate dog-transmitted rabies, recognizing more than five decades of vaccination, surveillance and public education efforts.
Chile has not recorded a dog-to-human rabies case since 1972. Health authorities credited sustained vaccination campaigns and community awareness programs for helping control transmission and protect the population. The achievement comes as rabies remains a major global health threat. According to the WHO, human rabies cases in the Americas have fallen by more than 98% since 1983.
Speaking in Santiago, Chilean Health Minister May Chomali praised the coordinated efforts behind the achievement. She said the country's long-term public health policies aimed at eliminating rabies had delivered the intended results.
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— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) September 14, 2026
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