| rabies surveillance in the united states during 1989. | in 1989, 4,808 cases of rabies in animals other than human beings were reported to the centers for disease control, 1.8% more (4,724 to 4,808) than in 1988. eighty-eight percent (4,224/4,808) of those affected were wild animals and 12% (584/4,808) were domestic animals. cases were reported from 49 states, the district of columbia, and puerto rico; hawaii remained rabies-free. skunks (1,657) continued to be the most commonly reported rabid wild animal. for the second consecutive year, more cats ( ... | 1990 | 2276949 |
| [human exposure to animal rabies in puerto rico, 1980-1983]. | | 1985 | 3864449 |
| rabies surveillance in the united states during 1998. | during 1998, 49 states, the district of columbia, and puerto rico reported 7,961 cases of rabies in nonhuman animals and 1 case in a human being to the centers for disease control and prevention, a decrease of 6.5% from 8,509 cases in nonhuman animals and 4 cases in human beings reported in 1997. more than 92% (7,358 cases) were in wild animals, whereas > 7.5% (603 cases) were in domestic species (compared with 93% in wild animals and 7% in domestic species in 1997). decreases were evident in al ... | 1999 | 10613210 |
| rabies surveillance in the united states during 2001. | during 2001, 49 states and puerto rico reported 7,437 cases of rabies in nonhuman animals and 1 case in a human being to the centers for disease control and prevention, an increase of < 1% from 7,364 cases in nonhuman animals and 5 human cases reported in 2000. more than 93% (6,939 cases) were in wild animals, whereas 6.7% (497 cases) were in domestic species (compared with 93.0% in wild animals and 6.9% in domestic species in 2000). the number of cases reported in 2001 increased among bats, cat ... | 2002 | 12494966 |
| rabies among infrequently reported mammalian carnivores in the united states, 1960-2000. | most cases of rabies reported annually in the united states occur among three groups of carnivores--raccoons (procyon lotor), skunks (mephitis, spilogale, and putorius), foxes (vulpes, urocyon, and alopex)--and among bats (numerous species). however, between 1960 and 2000, a total of 2,851 cases of rabies in 17 other carnivore taxa were reported to the centers for disease control and prevention, atlanta, georgia (usa), from 49 states, the district of columbia, and puerto rico. three species of t ... | 2003 | 12910751 |
| rabies surveillance in the united states during 2004. | during 2004, 49 states and puerto rico reported 6,836 cases of rabies in nonhuman animals and 8 cases in human beings to the cdc, representing a 4.6% decrease from the 7,170 cases in nonhuman animals and 3 cases in human beings reported in 2003. approximately 92% of the cases were in wildlife, and 8% were in domestic animals (compared with 91% and 9%, respectively, in 2003). relative contributions by the major animal groups were as follows: 2,564 raccoons (37.5%), 1,856 skunks (27.1%), 1,361 bat ... | 2005 | 16379626 |
| rabies surveillance in the united states during 2005. | during 2005, 49 states and puerto rico reported 6,417 cases of rabies in nonhuman animals and 1 case in a human being to the cdc, representing a 6.2% decrease from the 6,836 cases in nonhuman animals and 8 cases in human beings reported in 2004. approximately 92% of the cases were in wildlife, and 8% were in domestic animals. relative contributions by the major animal groups were as follows: 2,534 raccoons (39.5%), 1,478 skunks (23%), 1,408 bats (21.9%), 376 foxes (5.9%), 269 cats (4.2%), 93 cat ... | 2006 | 17173527 |
| a molecular epidemiological study of rabies in puerto rico. | the mongoose is the principal reservoir for rabies on the island of puerto rico. this report describes a molecular epidemiological study of representative rabies viruses recovered from the island in 1997. two closely related but distinct variants circulating in regionally localised parts of the island were identified. the lack of a monophyletic relationship of these viruses suggests that two independent incursions of rabies onto the island have occurred. both of these puerto rican variants were ... | 2008 | 17869366 |
| seroconversion following incomplete human rabies postexposure prophylaxis. | in august 2008, cdc and the puerto rico department of health conducted a serosurvey of patients who had discontinued rabies postexposure prophylaxis (pep) prior to completing a schedule of five vaccine doses. the objective was to determine whether further vaccination of these patients was needed based on serum rabies neutralizing antibody levels. eighteen patients consented to serology using the rapid fluorescent focus inhibition test. the world health organization's cutoff value of 0.5 iu/ml wa ... | 2010 | 20637309 |
| exposure to rabies in small indian mongooses (herpestes auropunctatus) from two regions in puerto rico. | the small indian mongoose (herpestes auropunctatus) was introduced to several caribbean islands to control rat (rattus spp.) damage to sugarcane plantations. mongooses failed at suppressing rat populations and are now considered pests throughout most of their introduced range. importantly, mongooses are rabies reservoirs on several caribbean islands. in puerto rico, mongooses have been implicated in up to 70% of reported animal rabies cases. there is no rabies vaccination program for wildlife in ... | 2015 | 26251987 |
| the phylogeography of rabies in grenada, west indies, and implications for control. | in grenada, west indies, rabies is endemic, and is thought to be maintained in a wildlife host, the small indian mongoose (herpestes auropunctatus) with occasional spillover into other hosts. therefore, the present study was undertaken to improve understanding of rabies epidemiology in grenada and to inform rabies control policy. mongooses were trapped island-wide between april 2011 and march 2013 and examined for the presence of rabies virus (rabv) antigen using the direct fluorescent antibody ... | 2014 | 25330178 |