A three-year-old girl died at the Sungai Petani Hospital, Kedah of rabies on the 8th of January 1998. She had been bitten by a stray dog outside her house in Padang Lembu on 29 Nov 19971• She was the fifth victim in three years. Three people bitten by one stray dog died of rabies in 1997 in Kota Setar, Kedah. In the year before that there was one death from rabies also from Kota Setar. Previous...

An optimized reverse transcription (RT)-PCR protocol for the intravitam detection of rabies virus genomic RNA was tested with clinical samples obtained from 28 patients suspected of having rabies, 9 of whom were confirmed to have had rabies by postmortem examination. RT-PCR using saliva combined with an immunofluorescence assay performed with skin biopsy samples allowed detection of rabies in t...

BACKGROUND Rabies is endemic in Sri Lanka, but little is known about the temporal and spatial trends of rabies in this country. Knowing these trends may provide insight into past control efforts and serve as the basis for future control measures. In this study, we analyzed distribution of rabies in humans and animals over a period of 12 years in Sri Lanka. METHODS Accumulated data from 1999 t...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of intervention efforts to halt 2 wildlife rabies epizootics from 1995 through 2003, including 9 oral rabies vaccination campaigns for coyotes and 8 oral rabies vaccination campaigns for gray foxes. DESIGN Retrospective study. ANIMALS 98 coyotes during prevaccination surveillance and 963 coyotes and 104 nontarget animals during postvaccination surveil...

BACKGROUND Although rabies is endemic in Laos, genetic characterization of the viruses in this country is limited. There are growing concerns that development in the region may have increased transport of dog through Laos for regional dog meat consumption, and that this may cause spillover of the viruses from dogs brought here from other countries. This study was therefore undertaken to evaluat...

Introduction: Rabies, a neglected disease, could be grossly underreported in the DRC; absence of post-exposure prophylaxis, WHO estimates that this disease would cause 327,000 deaths per year Africa and Asia. The objective study is to determine epidemiological profile zoonosis order encourage decision-makers develop national strategies for its elimination. Materials Methods: We conducted cross-...

Rabies is a zoonotic viral disease. The causative agent is a negative-sense RNA genome virus of the genus Lyssavirus (Family: Rhabdoviridae). The disease, commonly transmitted by rabid dogs, is the cause of mortality of over 59000 humans worldwide annually. This disease can be prevented before the development of symptoms through proper vaccination even after exposure. Hence, improvement of the ...

The article covers materials of retrospective and current analysis epizootic situation rabies on the territory Belarusian Polessye. During 64-year period (1958–2021) 5,871 cases animal diseases by have been diagnosed in this territory. Rabies was established 29 species. Dominant place among sick animals is occupied fox – 44, 6 %. Domestic are main source infection population.

We report a case of rabies in an Arctic fox. In January 2011 a fox attacked dogs belonging to a meteorological station in the Svalbard archipelago, Norway. Rabies virus was detected in the fox's brain post-mor-tem. The dogs had been vaccinated against rabies and their antibody levels were protective. Post-exposure prophylaxis was administered to staff at the station. Rabies vaccination is recom...

635 World Rabies Day is 28 September, 2016,1 and is designed to raise awareness about the prevention and control of this neglected disease. Almost all human rabies are transmitted by domestic dog bites or scratches, usually via saliva. Rabies virus replicates in the wound site and gains access to nerves to reach the central nervous system. The incubation period varies from five days to several ...