Epidemiology of rabies in Oman: a retrospective study (1991–2013)

Ia, Abaidani; Sa, Abri; Kp, Prakash; Mh, Hussain; Ah, Rawahi

doi:10.26719/2015.21.8.591

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“…There were more male cases than female, 55.5% and 44.5%, respectively. Comparable reports were from Oman, 70% male cases, and 26% of 10-19 age group (Abaidani et al, 2015), 62.8% male cases and 38.5% of cases were children in Ethiopia (Yibrah and Damtie, 2015). Teklu et al from Ethiopia was reported more male cases (63%) and children (63%) (Teklu et al, 2017).…”

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Assessment of retrospective rabies suspected cases registered at two hospitals, community and traditional healers’ knowledge, attitude and practices in south Ethiopian pastoralist

Gum¹,

Girma²,

Mohamed³

et al. 2019

Ethiop. Vet. J.

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Despite of available protective rabies vaccines for both human and animal, transmission of rabies from animals to people continues in Africa and Asia. Every year, over 59,000 people are estimated to die from the disease globally. Most of industrialized countries in Europe and North America have eliminated rabies from domestic dog populations. However, in the majority of developing countries, rabies remains endemic in domestic dog and poorly controlled. To understand rabies situation in pastoralist and agro-pastoralists area of southern Ethiopian, retrospective data on 431 rabies suspected animal bite cases registered at Bule Hora and Yabello Hospitals were collected and reviewed. Moreover, the knowledge, attitude and practice of 107 selected community members and 55 traditional healers were assessed. Out of 431 cases, 55.7% and 24.4% were < 15 and between 16-25 years age group, respectively. There were more male 55.5% cases than female 44.5%. Only 32% of cases registered at Yabello Hospital received post exposure prophylaxis (PEP), whereas the remaining referred to other health facilities. Ninety eight percent (98 %) of animal responsible for the bite was dog and the remaining were cat, fox and donkey. Most of bites were occurred in March-June (36.2%) and November-February (35.5%). Out of interviewed participants 87.8% of them know rabies and 83.2% were able to mention rabid animals' symptoms. The 78.5% of participants did mention how rabies transmitted to dog and 88.1 % of them described dog as main source of infection. The 91.6% of participants told us that rabies is transmit

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“…Among animal species responsible for the bites 98% was due to dog, while the remaining were cat, fox and donkey. Different report was from Oman where most common bites from cats (Abaidani et al, 2015). This difference may be due to cultural and religion differences to keep dog as pet animal.…”

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Assessment of retrospective rabies suspected cases registered at two hospitals, community and traditional healers’ knowledge, attitude and practices in south Ethiopian pastoralist

Gum¹,

Girma²,

Mohamed³

et al. 2019

Ethiop. Vet. J.

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“…The country was thought to be rabies-free until 1990. The first human case of rabies was reported in 1990 from a young schoolboy who was bitten by a fox [ 17 ]. From then onwards, the disease spread across the country.…”

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“…A phylogenetic analysis of samples collected during 2014 showed that all rabies viruses were related to each and that foxes were the main reservoir in the country [ 18 ]. The number of animal rabies cases is roughly similar across the governorates and the highest percentages of animal bites to humans were from cats (48.3%), dogs (35.2%), foxes (5.2%), and a few other animals [ 17 ]. In Oman, it is probably most advisable to focus on the vaccination of wildlife first before tackling vaccination of domestic animals.…”

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A Perspective on Rabies in the Middle East—Beyond Neglect

Baghi

Alinezhad

Kuzmin

et al. 2018

Veterinary Sciences

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Rabies is a neglected but preventable viral zoonosis that poses a substantial threat to public health. In this regard, a global program has been initiated for the elimination of human rabies caused by rabid dogs through the mass vaccination of canine populations. Geographic areas vary greatly towards attainment of this objective. For example, while dog-mediated and wildlife rabies have been largely controlled in major parts of the Americas and Western Europe, the Middle East still grapples with human rabies transmitted by unvaccinated dogs and cats. Rabies prevention and control in the Middle East is quite difficult because the region is transcontinental, encompassing portions of Africa, Asia, and Europe, while consisting of politically, culturally, and economically diverse countries that are often subject to war and unrest. Consequently, one over-riding dilemma is the misinformation or complete lack of rabies surveillance data from this area. This communication is an attempt to provide an overview of rabies in the Middle East, as a cohesive approach for the honing of disease management in each area, based on data compiled from multiple sources. In addition, the related regional transboundary movement of rabies was investigated through phylogenetic studies of available viral gene sequences. Thereafter, the epidemiological status of rabies was assessed for the region. Finally, localities were classified first by the Stepwise Approach towards Rabies Elimination framework and then categorized into four different groups based on management theme: “rabies free”; owned dog and domestic animal vaccination; community dog vaccination; and wildlife vaccination. The classification system proposed herein may serve as a baseline for future efforts. This is especially important due to the severe lack of rabies information available for the Middle East as a whole and a need for a comprehensive program focusing on the entirety of the region in light of renewed international commitment towards canine rabies elimination.

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