Ongoing rabies outbreak in dogs of unprecedented scale and human cases in Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, South Africa, up to 13 February 2022

More than 430 cases of rabies have been confirmed in dogs in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality of South Africa since July 2021. We describe the ongoing outbreak, its geographical spread and six related human deaths that have occurred. Further investigation of the outbreak and vaccination of the dog population is required. Raising awareness among healthcare providers, the public, and among international travellers planning to visit the region, is key for action to protect human and animal health.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:27

Enthalten in:

Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin - 27(2022), 16 vom: 22. Apr.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ravensberg, Matthijs F [VerfasserIn]
Fanoy, Ewout B [VerfasserIn]
Whelan, Jane [VerfasserIn]
Embregts, Carmen We [VerfasserIn]
GeurtsvanKessel, Corine H [VerfasserIn]
Strydom, Jared B [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Animals
Disease outbreaks
Dogs
Journal Article
Lyssavirus
Rabies
Rabies Vaccines
South Africa

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Date Completed 25.04.2022

Date Revised 31.05.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2022.27.16.2200252

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM339805668