Srinagar, July 6, July 7 -- Minister for Agriculture Production, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Cooperative and Election Department, Javid Ahmad Dar, today underscored the importance of creating widespread awareness about zoonotic diseases and reaffirmed the government's commitment towards strengthening the animal health systems to safeguard the public health. In his message on the World Zoonoses Day, the Minister said that being observed every year on July 6 it commemorates the historic achievement of the first successful rabies vaccination administered by Louis Pasteur in 1885. He said the day serves as an important reminder of the need for coordinated efforts to prevent and control diseases that are transmitted between animals a...