Strategies to maintain Korea's animal rabies non-occurrence status
Clinical and Experimental Vaccine Research
;
: 87-92, 2018.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-716061
ABSTRACT
Endemic animal rabies causes >99% of all human rabies cases; elimination of animal rabies reduces the rate of human infections. The most recent animal rabies cases in the Gangwon and Gyeonggi provinces of Korea occurred in November 2012 and February 2013, respectively. Here we explore ways to ensure that Korea remains animal rabies non-occurrence. The government must prevent rabies recurrence by vaccinating dogs, distributing bait vaccine in regions with a high rabies risk, performing laboratory-based surveillance, preventing the flow of rabies-suspect animals from neighboring countries, and enhancing border quarantine. As has already been shown in several developed countries, careful and ongoing rabies control will allow Korea to remain animal rabies-free.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Rabies
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Recurrence
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Developed Countries
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Quarantine
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Korea
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Clinical and Experimental Vaccine Research
Year:
2018
Type:
Article
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