1. Rabies in an imported dog, Ontario, Canada, 2022.
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Di Salvo, Paul, Anderson, Maureen, Fehlner-Gardiner, Christine, Di Mauro, Francesca, Shapiro, Howard, Miranda, Anna, and McClinchey, Heather
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RABIES ,PUBLIC health administration ,DOGS ,RABIES virus ,DOG bites ,HEALTH care teams - Abstract
Importation of rabies-infected dogs results in significant and costly public and animal health risks. In January 2022, a dog in Ontario, Canada, which was imported from Iran in June 2021, developed rabies, leading to an extensive public health investigation and administration of rabies post-exposure prophylaxis to 37 individuals. The dog was infected with a rabies virus variant known to circulate in Iran. This is the second reported case of a rabies-infected dog imported into Canada in 2021 from a high-risk country for canine mediated rabies. This case emphasizes the need for public education regarding the risks associated with importing dogs from high-risk countries for canine-mediated rabies and the benefits of establishing a public health team specializing in rabies exposure investigations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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