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Rabid puppy-dog imported into the Netherlands from Morocco via Spain, February 2012 (Euro Surveill., abstract, edited)

Giuseppe

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[Source: Eurosurveillance, full text: (LINK). Abstract, edited.]

Eurosurveillance, Volume 17, Issue 10, 08 March 2012

Rapid communications


Rabid puppy-dog imported into the Netherlands from Morocco via Spain, February 2012


G G van Rijckevorsel ()<SUP>1</SUP>, C M Swaan<SUP>2</SUP>, J P van den Bergh<SUP>3</SUP>, A Goorhuis<SUP>3</SUP>, D Baayen<SUP>1</SUP>, L Isken<SUP>2</SUP>, A Timen<SUP>2</SUP>, A van den Hoek<SUP>1</SUP><SUP>,3</SUP>
  1. Public Health Service Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
  2. Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
  3. Division of Infectious Diseases, Tropical Medicine and Aids, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Citation style for this article: van Rijckevorsel GG, Swaan CM, van den Bergh JP, Goorhuis A, Baayen D, Isken L, Timen A, van den Hoek A. Rabid puppy-dog imported into the Netherlands from Morocco via Spain, February 2012. Euro Surveill. 2012;17(10):pii=20112. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=20112
Date of submission: 27 February 2012
<HR>In February 2012 a rabid puppy dog was imported into Amsterdam, the Netherlands from Morocco via Spain. In a joint action between the Netherlands? Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority, the Public Health Service of Amsterdam and the Centre for Infectious Disease Control all exposed human and animal contacts were traced and, when necessary, provided with post-exposure prophylaxis. During the importation, the international legislations with respect to vaccination requirements were not fully obeyed by veterinarians and custom services.
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