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Rabies virus (Inf. with) , United States of America
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COUNTRY OR ZONE
ZONE
DISEASE
Rabies virus (Inf. with)
STARTED ON
09-06-2021
ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL
GENOTYPE/ SEROTYPE/ SUBTYPE
RABV
CONFIRMED ON
17-06-2021
REASON
Recurrence
CAUSAL AGENT
Rabies virus
ENDED ON
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DISEASE CATEGORY
OIE-listed
REPORTED ON
15-07-2021
LAST OCCURRENCE
30-12-2019
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SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION
- Animal vaccine failure
- Legal movement of animals
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
-- Importation of a dog infected with the canine rabies variant into the United States, which is considered free from this viral variant since 2007. The imported rabid dog developed signs of rabies 3 days after importation and was euthanized by a private veterinarian before testing positive at the National Reference Laboratory. Virus characterization confirmed the dog was infected with a canine rabies virus variant that has been previously reported in Azerbaijan. Additional animals that originated from the same rescue as the rabid dog are undergoing serological screening and quarantine. The rabid dog potentially exposed up to 36 people and 33 other animals (32 dogs and 1 cat). After assessment, post exposure prophylaxis has been recommended to 15 people. The exposed animals are being closely monitored under quarantine. As of July 7, 2021, results of prospective serologic monitoring (paired rabies titers at day 0 and 5 after rabies booster vaccine) are available from 30/33 (91%) exposed animals. Six of 30 (20%) animals did not show an expected response to booster vaccination and CDC is concerned about improper vaccination practices in Azerbaijan. CDC continues to investigate reasons for vaccine failure in these animals.
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Outbreaks
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ob_87577 - Chester County
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OUTBREAK REFERENCE
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STARTED ON
10-06-2021
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
Other
DETAILED CHARACTERISATION
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NUMBER OF OUTBREAKS
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ENDED ON
13-06-2021
AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
The affected population includes the case dog, and 32 dogs and 1 cat that were imported from the same rescue as the rabid dog and are considered “exposed”. These animals are all under strict quarantine by local health officials.
APPROXIMATE LOCATION
Chester County
FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Pennsylvania
SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Chester
THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
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GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES
Lat : 40.0297
Long : -75.5129
SPECIES MEASURING UNIT SUSCEPTIBLE CASES DEATHS KILLED AND DISPOSED OF SLAUGHTERED/KILLED FOR COMMERCIAL USE VACCINATED
Cats NEW Animal 1 0 0 0 0 1
TOTAL Animal 1 0 0 0 0 1
Dogs NEW Animal 33 1 0 1 0 32
TOTAL Animal 33 1 0 1 0 32
- NEW Animal 34 1 0 1 0 33
TOTAL Animal 34 1 0 1 0 33
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Rabid Dog Imported Into U.S., At Least 12 People Exposed
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Rabid Dog Imported Into U.S., At Least 12 People Exposed
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucele...h=37c7b5ec2e36
Jun 20, 2021,12:24am EDT|1,
Rabid Dog Imported Into U.S., At Least 12 People Exposed
Bruce Y. LeeSenior Contributor
Who let the dog in?
Since dog rabies has essentially been eliminated from the U.S. since 2007, it’s been really important to keep out of the U.S. any dogs who may be carrying the dog rabies virus. Remember a dog’s threshold for licking others tends to be lower than a human’s threshold to do the same, well at least most humans’ thresholds. It takes only one dog biting, licking, and doing unspeakable things to other animals to re-introduce this nasty version of the virus back in the country. And no one wants this bad news virus back in the U.S., except for maybe the virus. That’s why every case of a rabid dog has to be taken super-seriously.
Since 2015, only three rabid dogs had made it into the U.S. before this month. And now there have been four. At least four, that is.
On June 10, a shipment of 34 animals, including 33 dogs and one cat, came from Azerbaijan to O'Hare International Airport in Chicago. One of those dogs eventually made it to a family in Chester County, Pennsylvania. This new addition to the household, though, soon went poorly. The dog began exhibiting strange behaviors and subsequently tested positive for rabies. As I covered for Forbes just four days ago, the dog rabies virus attacks the brain and central nervous system. This can lead to symptoms like fever, difficulty swallowing, over-sensitivity to light, restlessness, irritability, and “foaming of the mouth.” Eventually, seizures and paralysis can occur. As rabies is essentially 100% fatal once symptoms emerge, all of this unfortunately led to the dog being euthanized.
When it’s a case of dog rabies in U.S., you’ve got to make a federal case out of it, so to speak, for the reasons mentioned earlier. That’s why federal officials are working with health officials in Pennsylvania, Illinois, Indiana, New Jersey, and New York, the states that may have been affected by the June 10 shipment from Azerbaijan. They are trying to identify anyone or any animal who may have come into contact with the dog carrying rabies. So far, it appears that at least 12 people have been exposed...Tags: None
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