Giuseppe
Emeritus
Rabies in an Arctic fox on the Svalbard archipelago, Norway, January 2011 (Euro Surveill., abstract, edited)
[Source: Eurosurveillance, full text: <cite cite="http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=19797">Eurosurveillance - View Article</cite>. Abstract, edited.]
Eurosurveillance, Volume 16, Issue 7, 17 February 2011
Rapid communications
Rabies in an Arctic fox on the Svalbard archipelago, Norway, January 2011
I ?rpetveit 1, B Ytrehus 1, T Vik?ren 1, K Handeland 1, A Mj?s 2, S Nissen 3, H Blystad 4, A Lund 1
1. Norwegian Veterinary Institute, Oslo, Norway
2. Norwegian Food Safety Authority, Oslo, Norway
3. Longyearbyen hospital, Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway
4. Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
Citation style for this article: ?rpetveit I, Ytrehus B, Vik?ren T, Handeland K, Mj?s A, Nissen S, Blystad H, Lund A. Rabies in an Arctic fox on the Svalbard archipelago, Norway, January 2011. Euro Surveill. 2011;16(7)
ii=19797. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=19797
Date of submission: 03 February 2011
We report a case of rabies in an Arctic fox. In January 2011 a fox attacked dogs belonging to a meteorological station in the Svalbard archipelago, Norway. Rabies virus was detected in the fox?s brain post-mortem. The dogs had been vaccinated against rabies and their antibody levels were protective. Post-exposure prophylaxis was administered to staff at the station. Rabies vaccination is recommended for inhabitants and visitors to the Arctic who may be in contact with wild animals.
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[Source: Eurosurveillance, full text: <cite cite="http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=19797">Eurosurveillance - View Article</cite>. Abstract, edited.]
Eurosurveillance, Volume 16, Issue 7, 17 February 2011
Rapid communications
Rabies in an Arctic fox on the Svalbard archipelago, Norway, January 2011
I ?rpetveit 1, B Ytrehus 1, T Vik?ren 1, K Handeland 1, A Mj?s 2, S Nissen 3, H Blystad 4, A Lund 1
1. Norwegian Veterinary Institute, Oslo, Norway
2. Norwegian Food Safety Authority, Oslo, Norway
3. Longyearbyen hospital, Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway
4. Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
Citation style for this article: ?rpetveit I, Ytrehus B, Vik?ren T, Handeland K, Mj?s A, Nissen S, Blystad H, Lund A. Rabies in an Arctic fox on the Svalbard archipelago, Norway, January 2011. Euro Surveill. 2011;16(7)
ii=19797. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=19797Date of submission: 03 February 2011
We report a case of rabies in an Arctic fox. In January 2011 a fox attacked dogs belonging to a meteorological station in the Svalbard archipelago, Norway. Rabies virus was detected in the fox?s brain post-mortem. The dogs had been vaccinated against rabies and their antibody levels were protective. Post-exposure prophylaxis was administered to staff at the station. Rabies vaccination is recommended for inhabitants and visitors to the Arctic who may be in contact with wild animals.
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