Rabies: Epidemiology, Prevention, and Future Research

Krebs, John W.; Wilson, Mark L.; Childs, James E.

doi:10.2307/1382740

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“…It is caused by a virus (Lyssavirus, Rhabdoviridae) infecting the central nervous system causing encephalopathy and is often fatal for the affected animal. The virus is transmitted via the saliva through open wounds when being bitten or alternatively over mucous membranes (Krebs et al 1995;Hankins and Rosekrans 2004). Rabies has a wide host spectrum among mammals, rendering it a severe zoonosis (Leung et al 2007;Jackson 2008).…”

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Spatiotemporal distribution of rabies in Arctic foxes in Greenland

et al. 2015

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The temporal occurrence, spatial distribution, spread, and prevalence of rabies in Arctic foxes, Vulpes lagopus, in Greenland were studied using historical observations from 1969 to 2011 and survey data collected in the winters 1992 and 1993. Regionally, the prevalence of rabies ranged between 0 and 7.1 %. Wavelet analysis was used to identify periodicities in the abundance of rabies cases based on the historical observations. No general length of the cyclic interval of rabies occurrences in Greenland could be demonstrated. The frequency of outbreaks was found to be variable but can be grouped as short (less than 5 years), medium (5-10 years), and long (more than 10 years). Moreover, rabies outbreaks in neighboring regions were found to be more closely correlated compared to regions further apart. In West Greenland, the temporal outbreaks of rabies were found to occur along a north-south trajectory.

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Spatiotemporal distribution of rabies in Arctic foxes in Greenland

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“…The resulting 605 host–pathogen relationships included 56 unique viruses classified in 17 taxonomic families and 325 unique mammals classified in 15 taxonomic orders. We excluded rabies from our analysis because the intense research effort on this virus and its high pathogenicity in almost all of its wide range of hosts ( 7 ) would skew the data disproportionately.…”

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Targeting Surveillance for Zoonotic Virus Discovery

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et al. 2013

Emerg. Infect. Dis.

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“…The virus can also be obtained through mucous membrane passage or virus inhalation from batinfested caves. The only documented human-human transfer was via corneal transplant (as reviewed by Krebs et al (1995)). Rabies infections have largely been brought under control in developing countries through the vaccination of domestic dogs, though dogs bites in developing countries is the main pathway of human infection.…”

Section: Rhabdoviridae Family: Rabies and Chandipura Virus And Austramentioning

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