The ratio of pet dogs in Japan that have received rabies vaccinations has fallen to around 70 percent in recent years from nearly 100 percent, according to government data, with a lack of reported cases likely leading to diminishing fears of a disease that is almost always fatal.In a case that highlighted the decline in the percentage, which stood at 70.9 percent in fiscal 2022 in the latest data made available by the health ministry, a dog that attacked a dozen people, including children, in February in Gunma Prefecture had not been vaccinated against rabies."I thought vaccinations were ba…READ FULL ARTICLE
