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Tsiodras S, Dougas G, Baka A, Billinis C, Doudounakis S, Balaska A, Georgakopoulou T, Rigakos G, Kontos V, Tasioudi KE, Tzani M, Tsarouxa P, Iliadou P, Mangana-Vougiouka O, Iliopoulos D, Sapounas S, 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. [DOI: 10.2807/ese.18.18.20474-en] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
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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Affiliation(s)
- S Tsiodras
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece
- Hellenic Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KEELPNO), Ministry of Health, Athens, Greece
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- Hellenic Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KEELPNO), Ministry of Health, Athens, Greece
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- Hellenic Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KEELPNO), Ministry of Health, Athens, Greece
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Thessaly, Karditsa, Greece
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- Directorate General of Veterinary Services / Animal Health Directorate, Ministry of Rural Development and Food, Athens, Greece
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- Hellenic Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KEELPNO), Ministry of Health, Athens, Greece
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- Hellenic Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KEELPNO), Ministry of Health, Athens, Greece
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- Hellenic Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KEELPNO), Ministry of Health, Athens, Greece
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- National School of Public Health, Athens, Greece
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- Virology Department, Institute of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Athens Center of Veterinary Institutes, Ministry of Rural Development and Food, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Zoonoses, Animal Health Directorate, General Veterinary Directorate, Ministry of Rural Development and Food, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Zoonoses, Animal Health Directorate, General Veterinary Directorate, Ministry of Rural Development and Food, Athens, Greece
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- Virology Department, Institute of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Athens Center of Veterinary Institutes, Ministry of Rural Development and Food, Athens, Greece
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- Virology Department, Institute of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Athens Center of Veterinary Institutes, Ministry of Rural Development and Food, Athens, Greece
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- Hellenic Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KEELPNO), Ministry of Health, Athens, Greece
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- Hellenic Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KEELPNO), Ministry of Health, Athens, Greece
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- National Health Operations Center of the Ministry of Health (EKEPY), Athens, Greece
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- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of Thessaly, School of Medicine, Larissa, Greece
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- National School of Public Health, Athens, Greece
- Hellenic Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KEELPNO), Ministry of Health, Athens, Greece
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Tsiodras S, Dougas G, Baka A, Billinis C, Doudounakis S, Balaska A, Georgakopoulou T, Rigakos G, Kontos V, Tasioudi KE, Tzani M, Tsarouxa P, Iliadou P, Mangana-Vougiouka O, Iliopoulos D, Sapounas S, 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; 18:20474. [PMID: 23725773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023] Open
Abstract
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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Affiliation(s)
- S Tsiodras
- Hellenic Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KEELPNO), Ministry of Health, Athens, Greece.
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