text:  Terence Scott is with the Global Alliance for Rabies Control. He says such international help is needed because in many places, officials don't prioritize paying for the rabies vaccine, which disproportionately strikes in rural communities, and about half of cases are in children under 15. It's often seen as insignificant in many people's eyes because it's a disease that affects the poorest of the poor and the most underserved communities.