Overview, Prevention, and Treatment of Rabies

Hankins, Daniel; Rosekrans, Julia A.

doi:10.4065/79.5.671

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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

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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 disease is caused by a rhabdovirus (Warrell andWarrell, 2004, Hankins andRosekrans, 2004) and is transmitted to humans by animal bites, most usually domestic dogs (WHO, 1999). It is estimated that over 10 million people are exposed to rabies annually (Knobel et al, 2005), with almost 100% case fatality rate (Ameh et al, 2014).…”

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Rabies in and Around Lafia Metropolis, Nigeria

Rine¹

2017

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Abstract:Rabies is endemic in Nigeria and other developing countries, killing 55,000 people annually. This descriptive cross-sectional study assessed the knowledge, attitudes and practices of rabies in and around Lafia, Central Nigeria. Semistructured questionnaires were administered to 200 consenting respondents from urban and sub-urban areas in Lafia. Of the 200 respondents, 76.5% heard of rabies with 89% and 64% from urban and sub-urban areas. There was no significant difference on the awareness of rabies among respondents from urban and sub-urban areas (P>0.05). Although there was misperception about the cause of rabies, 41% of the respondents indicated that it can be transmitted through dog bite and contact with open wound, as 36.5% were aware that human and other domestic animals can be affected by rabies. Sudden change in behavior was the obvious clinical manifestation after dog bite as asserted by 42.5% of the respondents. Majority (54.0%) of the respondents will seek post-exposure prophylaxis after dog bite, 18.5% will seek traditional treatment, 16.5% both the later and the former while 11.0% will not take any measure. However, 77.5% of the respondents indicated that legs were the commonest place of dog bite, 69.5% mentioned children as the most risky population. Only 14.0% and 18.5% of the respondents vaccinated their dog and were also vaccinated against rabies while 25.5% and 22.5% recorded the availability of both vaccines. After dog bite, 53.5% and 37.5% of the respondents will prefer to tie and kill the dogs, as 9.0% will take no action. Therefore, the need for rabies awareness programmes within the study area is vital. Rabies vaccines, immunoglobulin and facilities that administer them must become affordable and readily available locally for both dogs and humans.

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“…Se indica una dosis de 20 UI/kg de peso en el caso de la inmunoglobulina homóloga y de 40 UI/kg (0,2 ml/kg) si es inmunoglobulina heteróloga, esta última no se encuentra en nuestro país. Debe aplicarse infiltrando cuidadosamente en la profundidad de la herida y alrededor de ella [40][41][42] . Los sujetos con vacunación previa no requieren de la administración de inmunoglobulina.…”

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Recomendaciones para el manejo de mordeduras ocasionadas por animales

et al. 2006

Rev. chil. infectol.

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Guidelines for management of animal bitesBites caused by pets or free living animal, including the so called exotic ones are a common cause of medical care request, although its real dimension has not been well defined in the local setting. This paper reviews the epidemiology of the topic placing emphasis in the initial approach and recomendations for the management of dog and cat bites. Due to increasing ownership or contact with other animals, management of bites from hamsters, mice, ferrets, rabbits, prairie dogs, monkeys, bats, lizards and bird bites is also discussed.

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Overview, Prevention, and Treatment of Rabies

Cited by 86 publications

References 14 publications

Spatiotemporal distribution of rabies in Arctic foxes in Greenland

Spatiotemporal distribution of rabies in Arctic foxes in Greenland

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Rabies in and Around Lafia Metropolis, Nigeria

Recomendaciones para el manejo de mordeduras ocasionadas por animales

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