1. Re-emergence of animal rabies in northern Greece and subsequent human exposure, October 2012 - March 2013.
- Author
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Tsiodras S, Dougas G, Baka A, Billinis C, Doudounakis S, Balaska A, Georgakopoulou T, Rigakos G, Kontos V, Tasioudi KE, Tzani M, Tsarouxa P, Iliadou P, Mangana-Vougiouka O, Iliopoulos D, Sapounas S, Efstathiou P, Tsakris A, Hadjichristodoulou C, and Kremastinou J
- Subjects
- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Animals, Animals, Domestic, Animals, Wild, Cat Diseases transmission, Cat Diseases virology, Cats, Child, Contact Tracing, Disease Outbreaks, Dog Diseases transmission, Dog Diseases virology, Dogs, Female, Foxes virology, Greece epidemiology, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Rabies etiology, Rabies transmission, Rabies veterinary, Rabies virus immunology, Rabies virus isolation & purification, Young Adult, Cat Diseases epidemiology, Dog Diseases epidemiology, Post-Exposure Prophylaxis, Rabies epidemiology, Rabies Vaccines administration & dosage
- Abstract
Greece has been rabies-free since 1987 with no human cases since 1970. During 2012 to 2013, rabies has re-emerged in wild and domestic animals in northern Greece. By end March 2013, rabies was diagnosed in 17 animals including 14 red foxes, two shepherd dogs and one cat; 104 subsequent human exposures required post-exposure prophylaxis according to the World Health Organization criteria. Human exposures occurred within 50 km radius of a confirmed rabies case in a wild or domestic animal, and most frequently stray dogs were involved.
- Published
- 2013