Rabies in humans has declined ten-fold in Thailand in the last twenty years because of the use of vaccines in the treatment of dog bites. So awareness about rabies, at least in dogs, must be high. It is disappointing therefore that the recent paper by Robertson et al in PLoS Neglected tropical diseases indicates a lack of awareness of ways of contracting rabies among those coming into contact with bats, especially guano miners
Robertson K, Lumlertdacha B, Franka R, Petersen B, Bhengsri S, et al. (2011) Rabies-Related Knowledge and Practices among Persons at Risk of Bat Exposures in Thailand. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 5(6): e1054. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0001054
