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Rabies
Studies from Tulane University, Medical Department provide new data on rabies
May 13th, 2009
"Although there has been a reduction of rabies in pets and domestic animals during recent decades in the United States, rabies remains enzootic among bats and several species of terrestrial wildlife. Spillover transmission of wildlife rabies to domestic animals therefore remains a public health threat Methods: Retrospective analysis of surveillance data of reported animal incidents (bites, scratches, mucous membrane contacts) from South Carolina, 1995 to 2003, was performed to assess risk factors of potential rabies exposures among human and animal victims," scientists in the United States report. "Dogs and cats contributed the majority (66.7% and 26.4%, respectively)...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2009-05-13)
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