Rabies in a Sand Cat (Felis margarita) in Saudi Arabia: One Health Implications

Rabies in a Sand Cat (Felis margarita) in Saudi Arabia: One Health Implications

We report a case of rabies in a sand cat, Felis margarita, from Saudi Arabia. This incident suggests hitherto undocumented spillover infection in this species. Our report highlights the shortcomings of passive reporting, necessity of wildlife surveillance, and the need for a comprehensive One Health...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of wildlife diseases 2021-10, Vol.57 (4), p.977-979
Hauptverfasser: Fagbo, Shamsudeen F., Al-Saigul, Abdullah Mohammed, Ali, Ahmed Abdulrahman, Elshamary, Eid, Selim, Selim Ahmed, Tatwany, Hany, Alfadel, Yousif, Stegeman, Arjan, Assiri, Abdullah, Rupprecht, Charles E.
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Sprache:eng
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Animals
Felis
LETTERS
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
One Health
Rabies - epidemiology
Rabies - veterinary
Saudi Arabia - epidemiology
Science & Technology
Veterinary Sciences
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Zusammenfassung:We report a case of rabies in a sand cat, Felis margarita, from Saudi Arabia. This incident suggests hitherto undocumented spillover infection in this species. Our report highlights the shortcomings of passive reporting, necessity of wildlife surveillance, and the need for a comprehensive One Health approach to disease prevention and control.
ISSN:0090-3558
1943-3700
DOI:10.7589/JWD-D-20-00233