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 vaccinat...
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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9027147/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35451362 http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2022.27.16.2200252 |
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author | Ravensberg, Matthijs F Fanoy, Ewout B Whelan, Jane Embregts, Carmen WE GeurtsvanKessel, Corine H Strydom, Jared B |
author_facet | Ravensberg, Matthijs F Fanoy, Ewout B Whelan, Jane Embregts, Carmen WE GeurtsvanKessel, Corine H Strydom, Jared B |
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description | 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. |
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spelling | pubmed-90271472022-05-03 Ongoing rabies outbreak in dogs of unprecedented scale and human cases in Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, South Africa, up to 13 February 2022 Ravensberg, Matthijs F Fanoy, Ewout B Whelan, Jane Embregts, Carmen WE GeurtsvanKessel, Corine H Strydom, Jared B Euro Surveill Rapid Communication 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. European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) 2022-04-21 /pmc/articles/PMC9027147/ /pubmed/35451362 http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2022.27.16.2200252 Text en This article is copyright of the authors or their affiliated institutions, 2022. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made. |
spellingShingle | Rapid Communication Ravensberg, Matthijs F Fanoy, Ewout B Whelan, Jane Embregts, Carmen WE GeurtsvanKessel, Corine H Strydom, Jared B Ongoing rabies outbreak in dogs of unprecedented scale and human cases in Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, South Africa, up to 13 February 2022 |
title | Ongoing rabies outbreak in dogs of unprecedented scale and human cases in Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, South Africa, up to 13 February 2022 |
title_full | Ongoing rabies outbreak in dogs of unprecedented scale and human cases in Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, South Africa, up to 13 February 2022 |
title_fullStr | Ongoing rabies outbreak in dogs of unprecedented scale and human cases in Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, South Africa, up to 13 February 2022 |
title_full_unstemmed | Ongoing rabies outbreak in dogs of unprecedented scale and human cases in Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, South Africa, up to 13 February 2022 |
title_short | Ongoing rabies outbreak in dogs of unprecedented scale and human cases in Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, South Africa, up to 13 February 2022 |
title_sort | ongoing rabies outbreak in dogs of unprecedented scale and human cases in nelson mandela bay municipality, south africa, up to 13 february 2022 |
topic | Rapid Communication |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9027147/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35451362 http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2022.27.16.2200252 |
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