Survey and anslysis of infection rate of dog rabies in the regions with high incidence of human rabies.
- Author:
Hao LI
1
;
Xiao-Yan TAO
;
Miao SONG
;
Qiang ZHANG
;
Zhao-Jun MO
;
Kai-Jiao ZHOU
;
Hong ZHANG
;
De-Fang DAI
;
Ding-Ming WANG
;
Jin-Zhun ZHOU
;
Qing TANG
;
Guo-Dong LIANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Animals; Brain; pathology; virology; China; epidemiology; Dog Diseases; epidemiology; virology; Dogs; Humans; Incidence; Rabies; epidemiology; veterinary; virology; Rabies virus; genetics; isolation & purification
- From: Chinese Journal of Experimental and Clinical Virology 2008;22(3):161-164
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo investigate the situation of dog rabies and analyze it's relationship with human rabies.
METHODSIn Guizhou, Guangxi and Hunan provinces which suffered from rabies most heavily, one or two cities were selected respectively from regions with high-, middle-, low-incidence rate of human rabies as investigation spots where Dogs' brain specimens were collected and detected with both direct immunofluorescence assay (IFA) and RT-PCR.
RESULTSA total of 2887 specimens were collected and 66 of these were positive for IFA and RT-PCR. Therefore, the rate of positive specimens was 2.3%. However, there was not a close relationship in the incidence rate of dog rabies and human rabies.
CONCLUSIONDog's infection situation of rabies contributed to the severe epidemic of human rabies.
