The Kentucky legislature voted to mandate rabies vaccinations for the state's large cat population. The law was lauded and lobbied for by the Kentucky Veterinary Medical Association and other animal groups who pushed for more thorough rabies control methods. People are more likely to have their ...
Fortunately, rabies is uncommon in pet cats because of widespread vaccination by pet parents. Rabies is a medical emergency, and cats who have been exposed to the virus or who are displaying symptoms should be brought to a veterinarian immediately. ...
In response, both mass dog culling and vaccination have been implemented. In order to assess potential community-driven interventions for optimizing rabies control, we conducted a study exploring the relationship between dogs, rabies, and the Balinese community. The objective...
I was licked on my hand by my neighbor's dog who is 18 months old. I have two open wounds on my hand where he licked. The dog got his vaccination but I'm still worried. Is there any reason for me to worry? By anon925834 — On Jan 14, 2014 I was scratched by a stray ca...
Similarly heavy turnouts were seen last fall at vaccination clinics in South Texas border towns hit hard by the rabies outbreak. In Edinburg, south of San Diego, residents were near panic when eight rabid animals were found near Zavala Elementary School in January. A fence now circles the schoo...
While the V-RG vaccine construct is not an attenuated rabies virus and, thus, cannot cause rabies by reversion to virulence, human exposure to the vaccinia vaccine vector may pose risks for clinical manifestations in persons having a contraindication for smallpox vaccination, including pregnant women...
Patel AC, Upmanyu V, Ramasamy S et al (2015) Molecular and immunogenic characterization of BHK-21 cell line adapted CVS-11 strain of rabies virus and future prospect in vaccination strategy. Virus Disease 26:288–296. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13337-015-0285-5 Article PubMed PubMed Centra...
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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 ...
Rabies is considered a neglected disease among many developing Asian and African countries, including Mozambique, where its re-emergence is often attributed to low dog parenteral vaccination coverage. The objectives of this study were two-fold: (1) to assess the level of antibodies against rabies ...