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A ProMED-mail post
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International Society for Infectious Diseases
Date: Sun 1 Mar 2009
Source: Information Agency "Belorusskiy Portal" [Trans. by Corr.BA, edited]
Unprecedented rabies outbreak in animals in Grodno region
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A total of 7 laboratory confirmed cases of rabies in wild animals
have been reported in the Zelvenskiy district. A dairy farm has been
placed in quarantine due to the detection of a calf with rabies.
Zelvenskiy, Volkovysskiy and Svislochskiy dictricts are the most
seriously affected territories in the Grodno region. 159 cases of
rabies have been reported in Grodno region during the entire year in
2008, compared to 74 cases during the 2 months January-February 2009.
Foxes are the main reservoir of rabies in this region. Their
population has grown recently.
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ProMED-mail
[A 3-year rabies control program, including oral vaccination of
wildlife, was implemented in Belarus in 2001. This was followed by a
subsequent reduction of rabies cases in animals, as recorded in 2004.
It would be helpful to note whether the oral vaccination was
continued in following years; if not, the observed deterioration of
the rabies situation should not surprise. - Mod.AS]
[A map showing the location of Belarus is available at:
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