[Source: OIE, full page: (LINK). Edited.]
Rabies, France
Information received on 16/08/2011 from Dr Jean Luc Angot, Directeur G?n?ral Adjoint, Direction G?n?rale de l'Alimentation, Minist?re de l'Agriculture et de la P?che, PARIS, France
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Rabies, France
Information received on 16/08/2011 from Dr Jean Luc Angot, Directeur G?n?ral Adjoint, Direction G?n?rale de l'Alimentation, Minist?re de l'Agriculture et de la P?che, PARIS, France
- Summary
- Report type Immediate notification
- Start date 01/08/2011
- Date of first confirmation of the event 10/08/2011
- Report date 16/08/2011
- Date submitted to OIE 16/08/2011
- Reason for notification Reoccurrence of a listed disease
- Date of previous occurrence 10/05/2009
- Manifestation of disease Clinical disease
- Causal agent Rabies virus, genotype 1
- Serotype RABV
- Nature of diagnosis Laboratory (advanced)
- This event pertains to the whole country
- New outbreaks
- Outbreak 1 - Challans, Challans, VEND?E
- Date of start of the outbreak 01/08/2011
- Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
- Epidemiological unit Not applicable
- Affected animals: Species ? Susceptible ? Cases ? Deaths ? Destroyed ? Slaughtered
- Dogs ? 2 ? 1 ? 1 ? 0 ? 0
- Cats ? 3 ? 0 ? 0 ? 0 ? 0
- Affected Population:
- It is a case of imported rabies.
- The case concerns a puppy imported from Morocco on 1st August 2011, when the first clinical signs appeared (1st or 2 August 2011).
- The animal died on 7 August 2011.
- Three cats, which are not vaccinated against rabies, are in the same house and have been in contact with the puppy. They will be euthanized in the coming days.
- A vaccinated dog was in contact with the positive puppy.
- Outbreak 1 - Challans, Challans, VEND?E
- Summary of outbreaks
- Total outbreaks: 1
- Outbreak statistics: Species - Apparent morbidity rate - Apparent mortality rate - Apparent case fatality rate - Proportion susceptible animals lost*
- Dogs - 50.00% - 50.00% - 100.00% - 50.00%
- Cats - 0.00% - 0.00% ? ** - 0.00%
- * Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter
- Epidemiology
- Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
- Introduction of new live animals
- Imported rabies
- Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
- Epidemiological comments
- It is a case of imported rabies.
- The case concerns a two and a half months puppy which was taken in in Morocco on 11 July 2011. It was introduced in France on 1st August 2011 without compliance with the health requirements concerning rabies.
- The first signs of rabies occurred on 1st or 2 August and consisted in a change in behavior. The suspicion of rabies was laid on 6 August 2011, when the animal was isolated. Later, the animal died on the evening of 7 August 2011.
- The animals in contact with the rabid puppy during the salivary excretion period have been identified: three cats (held in the same house) will be euthanized and a dog (vaccinated) has been placed under surveillance.
- Humans in contact with the dog during the salivary excretion of rabies virus have been taken in charge by the health services and an anti-rabies treatment has been administered when appropriate.
- Control measures
- Measures applied
- No vaccination
- No treatment of affected animals
- Measures to be applied
- Modified stamping out
- Measures applied
- Diagnostic test results
- Laboratory name and type Institute Pasteur in Paris (National laboratory)
- Tests and results: Species ? Test - Test date ? Result
- Dogs - direct immunofluorescence (DIF) test - 10/08/2011 ? Positive
- Dogs - pathogen isolation on cell culture - 11/08/2011 ? Positive
- Tests and results: Species ? Test - Test date ? Result
- Laboratory name and type Institute Pasteur in Paris (National laboratory)
- Future Reporting
- The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.
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