Rabies in China: An Update

Rabies in China: An Update

Human rabies cases in China have continued to increase in recent years, reaching a new peak in 2007. Parallel with an increase in human rabies deaths, a number of animal species with rabies have been reported in the majority of rabies-endemic areas. In this report, the occurrence, status, and contro...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2009-02, Vol.9 (1), p.1-12
Hauptverfasser: Hu, Ronglinag, Tang, Qing, Tang, Jianrong, Fooks, Anthony R.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animals
Animals, Domestic
Animals, Wild
Cats
China - epidemiology
Disease Outbreaks
Distribution
Dogs
Epidemiology
Health aspects
Humans
Immunoglobulins - therapeutic use
Incidence
Population Surveillance
Post-Exposure Prophylaxis
Prevention
Public Health
Rabies
Rabies - epidemiology
Rabies - prevention & control
Rabies - therapy
Rabies Vaccines
Rabies virus - physiology
Review
Online-Zugang:Volltext
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:Human rabies cases in China have continued to increase in recent years, reaching a new peak in 2007. Parallel with an increase in human rabies deaths, a number of animal species with rabies have been reported in the majority of rabies-endemic areas. In this report, the occurrence, status, and control of rabies in both humans and animals are reviewed. Vaccines and immunoglobulin for human and animal use and postexposure prophylaxis for human are also summarized. The current strategies for rabies elimination in China are presented.
ISSN:1530-3667
1557-7759
DOI:10.1089/vbz.2008.0046