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Euro Surveill. Re-emergence of animal rabies in northern Greece and subsequent human exposure, October 2012 ? March 2013
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S Tsiodras <SUP>1</SUP><SUP>,2</SUP>, G Dougas<SUP>1</SUP>, A Baka<SUP>1</SUP>, C Billinis <SUP>3</SUP>, S Doudounakis<SUP>4</SUP>, A Balaska<SUP>1</SUP>, T Georgakopoulou<SUP>1</SUP>, G Rigakos<SUP>1</SUP>, V Kontos<SUP>5</SUP>, P Efstathiou<SUP>6</SUP>, A Tsakris<SUP>2</SUP>, C Hadjichristodoulou<SUP>7</SUP>, J Kremastinou<SUP>1</SUP><SUP>,5</SUP>
Citation style for this article: Tsiodras S, Dougas G, Baka A, Billinis C, Doudounakis S, Balaska A, Georgakopoulou T, Rigakos G, Kontos V, Efstathiou P, Tsakris A, Hadjichristodoulou C, Kremastinou J. Re-emergence of animal rabies in northern Greece and subsequent human exposure, October 2012 ? March 2013. Euro Surveill. 2013;18(18):pii=20474. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/View...rticleId=20474
Date of submission: 22 April 2013
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Greece has been rabies-free since 1987 with no human cases since 1970. During 2012 to 2013, rabies has re-emerged in wild and domestic animals in northern Greece. By end March 2013, rabies was diagnosed in 17 animals including 14 red foxes, two shepherd dogs and one cat; 104 subsequent human exposures required post-exposure prophylaxis according to the World Health Organization criteria. Human exposures occurred within 50 km radius of a confirmed rabies case in a wild or domestic animal, and most frequently stray dogs were involved.
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Eurosurveillance, Volume 18, Issue 18, 02 May 2013
Rapid communications
Re-emergence of animal rabies in northern Greece and subsequent human exposure, October 2012 ? March 2013
Rapid communications
Re-emergence of animal rabies in northern Greece and subsequent human exposure, October 2012 ? March 2013
S Tsiodras <SUP>1</SUP><SUP>,2</SUP>, G Dougas<SUP>1</SUP>, A Baka<SUP>1</SUP>, C Billinis <SUP>3</SUP>, S Doudounakis<SUP>4</SUP>, A Balaska<SUP>1</SUP>, T Georgakopoulou<SUP>1</SUP>, G Rigakos<SUP>1</SUP>, V Kontos<SUP>5</SUP>, P Efstathiou<SUP>6</SUP>, A Tsakris<SUP>2</SUP>, C Hadjichristodoulou<SUP>7</SUP>, J Kremastinou<SUP>1</SUP><SUP>,5</SUP>
- Hellenic Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KEELPNO), Ministry of Health, Athens, Greece
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece
- School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
- Directorate General of Veterinary Services / Animal Health Directorate, Ministry of Rural Development and Food, Athens, Greece
- National School of Public Health, Athens, Greece
- National Health Operations Center of the Ministry of Health (EKEPY), Athens, Greece
- Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of Thessaly, School of Medicine, Larissa, Greece
Citation style for this article: Tsiodras S, Dougas G, Baka A, Billinis C, Doudounakis S, Balaska A, Georgakopoulou T, Rigakos G, Kontos V, Efstathiou P, Tsakris A, Hadjichristodoulou C, Kremastinou J. Re-emergence of animal rabies in northern Greece and subsequent human exposure, October 2012 ? March 2013. Euro Surveill. 2013;18(18):pii=20474. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/View...rticleId=20474
Date of submission: 22 April 2013
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Greece has been rabies-free since 1987 with no human cases since 1970. During 2012 to 2013, rabies has re-emerged in wild and domestic animals in northern Greece. By end March 2013, rabies was diagnosed in 17 animals including 14 red foxes, two shepherd dogs and one cat; 104 subsequent human exposures required post-exposure prophylaxis according to the World Health Organization criteria. Human exposures occurred within 50 km radius of a confirmed rabies case in a wild or domestic animal, and most frequently stray dogs were involved.
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