01407nas a2200301   4500000000100000008004100001260000900042653001200051653002600063653001800089653002100107653001100128653001200139653001200151653002200163653002800185653001100213653001200224100001700236700001300253700001600266700001300282245004300295300001200338490000800350520073300358022001401091       2014                            d  c201410aAnimals10aAnti-Bacterial Agents10aAntimalarials10aAntiviral Agents10aHumans10aleprosy10aMalaria10aMalaria, Cerebral10aNervous System Diseases10aRabies10aTetanus1 aMurthy J M K1 aDastur F1 aKhadilkar S1 aKochar D00aRabies, tetanus, leprosy, and malaria.  a1501-200 v1213 aThe developing world is still endemic to rabies, tetanus, leprosy, and malaria. Globally more than 55000 people die of rabies each year, about 95% in Asia and Africa. Annually, more than 10 million people, mostly in Asia, receive postexposure vaccination against the disease. World Health Organization estimated tetanus-related deaths at 163000 in 2004 worldwide. Globally, the annual detection of new cases of leprosy continues to decline and the global case detection declined by 3.54% during 2008 compared to 2007. Malaria is endemic in most countries, except the US, Canada, Europe, and Russia. Malaria accounts for 1.5-2.7 million deaths annually. Much of the disease burden related to these four infections is preventable.  a0072-9752