These are animal vaccines. None of them is a vaccine for people. Every product on these pages is authorised for the animal species named in its row, by the UK Veterinary Medicines Directorate. A product licensed for cattle or poultry says nothing about whether protection exists for a person, and several of these viruses do not infect people at all.
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At a glance
| Abbreviation | RABV |
|---|---|
| ICTV species | Lyssavirus rabies |
| Family | Rhabdoviridae |
| Baltimore class | V — (−)ssRNA |
| Human infection | Human infection recorded; pattern not classified |
Also called: Rabies lyssavirus; Lyssavirus rabies
Riboviria › Negarnaviricota › Monjiviricetes › Mononegavirales › Rhabdoviridae › Lyssavirus
What it is
Taxonomy copied from ICTV MSL41.v1 / VMR_MSL41.v1.20260729.xlsx. These ranks are not hand-edited; a correction means re-running the fetch against a newer release.
| Realm | Riboviria |
|---|---|
| Kingdom | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum | Negarnaviricota |
| Class | Monjiviricetes |
| Order | Mononegavirales |
| Family | Rhabdoviridae |
| Subfamily | Alpharhabdovirinae |
| Genus | Lyssavirus |
| ICTV identifier | ICTV19710311 |
| NCBI taxon | 11292 |
| Exemplar isolate | M13215 |
Host evidence
- human: 879 GenBank records
- dog: 3,869 GenBank records
- cattle: 1,642 GenBank records
- cat: 113 GenBank records
- goat: 29 GenBank records (flagged for review)
- sheep: 28 GenBank records (flagged for review)
- horse: 18 GenBank records (flagged for review)
- water buffalo: 10 GenBank records (flagged for review)
- pig: 8 GenBank records (flagged for review)
Counts of nucleotide records annotated with that host. Evidence of provenance, not a statement of host range.
Where it occurs
Not searched yet. No country-level occurrence data has been curated for this virus. The WHO reported-case data on this site covers a limited set of diseases; a virus outside it gets no map rather than an empty one.
What it does
Each figure is the one its source printed, with the sentence it came from. Nothing is recomputed, averaged or converted.
Severity
| Measure | As the source states it | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Case Fatality Ratio | 100%global | quoteOnce the virus infects the central nervous system and clinical symptoms appear, rabies is fatal in 100% of cases. Rabies fact sheet · source · verified 2026-10-30 |
More, with study designs and vaccine efficacy: disease-risk page.
Vaccines
| Name | Developer | Platform | Use | Stage | Jurisdictions | Trials | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canigen Rabies Suspension for Injection | Intervet International B.V. | inactivated whole | Routine immunisation | Approved | UK: approved | — | VMD product A006054 (VM 06376/4109); active substance 'Rabies virus' |
| Nobivac Rabies suspension for injection | Intervet International B.V. | inactivated whole | Routine immunisation | Approved | UK: approved | — | VMD product A000194 (VM 06376/4106); active substance 'Rabies virus' |
| Purevax Rabies | Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH | live attenuated | Routine immunisation | Approved | UK: approved | — | VMD product A007804 (VM 61700/5067); active substance 'Rabies virus' |
| Rabigen SAG2 Oral Suspension, for Red Foxes and Raccoon Dogs | Virbac | live attenuated | Routine immunisation | Approved | UK: approved | — | VMD product A004980 (VM 05653/5016); active substance 'Rabies virus' |
| Rabisin | Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health UK Limited | inactivated whole | Routine immunisation | Approved | UK: approved | — | VMD product A002949 (VM 08327/5061); active substance 'Rabies virus' |
| Rabitec Oral Suspension for Foxes and Racoon Dogs | Ceva Sante Animale | live attenuated | Routine immunisation | Approved | UK: approved | — | VMD product A011144 (VM EU/2/17/219/001-003); active substance 'Rabies |
| Versican Plus DHPPi/L4R Lyophilisate and Suspension for Suspension for Injection for Dogs | Zoetis UK Limited | Not searched yet | Routine immunisation | Approved | UK: approved | — | VMD product A008768 (VM 42058/5081); active substance 'Rabies virus' |
| Versican Plus Pi/L4R Lyophilisate and Solvent for Suspension for Injection for Dogs | Zoetis Belgium | Not searched yet | Routine immunisation | Approved | UK: approved | — | VMD product A011249 (VM EU/2/14/173/001-002); active substance 'Rabies |
| Versican Plus Pi/L4R Lyophilisate and Suspension for Suspension for Injection for Dogs | Zoetis UK Limited | Not searched yet | Routine immunisation | Approved | UK: approved | — | VMD product A008859 (VM 42058/5087); active substance 'Rabies virus' |
| Versiguard Rabies Suspension for Injection | Zoetis UK Limited | inactivated whole | Routine immunisation | Approved | UK: approved | — | VMD product A009330 (VM 42058/5113); active substance 'Rabies virus' |
Antivirals
Not searched yet. No US-approved antiviral for this virus was found in the openFDA drug label endpoint. Only US labels were searched, and only drugs the FDA classes as antivirals.
Antibodies and immune globulins
Not searched yet. No US-approved antiviral antibody for this virus was found in the openFDA drug label endpoint.
Approval status is not a treatment recommendation. Dosing and eligibility are on the label and in national guidelines. This page does not give medical advice and does not render dosing. A development stage is not a measure of how well something works.
Related on this site
- Disease risk and vaccine efficacy — burden figures and trial results, each quoted from its source
- Rabies vaccine — ingredients, schedule and reported side effects
- Vaccine pipeline — candidates listed under “Rabies”
- Other Rhabdoviridae viruses
- The human page for this virus — people, kept separate on purpose