Rabies is caused by a neurotropic virus of negative RNA chain belonging to the genus Lyssavirus, family Rhabdoviridae, Mononegavirals order. The rabies-causing species in the Americas is the Lyssavirus RABV with 11 antigenic variants. Human rabies deaths have been drastically reduced in the United States over the past decade, yet cases of rabies are reported in dogs and cats infected by wild mammals. In Canada, as in the United States, the most common species of rabies reservoirs are wild mammals, mainly bats, skunks and foxes. Rabies is endemic in most of the Canadian Arctic, caused by the Arctic Rabies Virus variant. In North America, cross-species transmission has been observed. Wildlife control is carried out by oral bait vaccine, authorized in raccoons and coyotes. In Latin America and the Caribbean, canine rabies has declined by 98% and human rabies transmitted by dogs is in the wa...

Rabies is caused by a neurotropic virus of negative RNA chain belonging to the genus Lyssavirus, family Rhabdoviridae, Mononegavirals order. The rabies-causing species in the Americas is the Lyssavirus RABV with 11 antigenic variants. Human rabies deaths have been drastically reduced in the United States over the past decade, yet cases of rabies are reported in dogs and cats infected by wild mammals. In Canada, as in the United States, the most common species of rabies reservoirs are wild mammals, mainly bats, skunks and foxes. Rabies is endemic in most of the Canadian Arctic, caused by the Arctic Rabies Virus variant. In North America, cross-species transmission has been observed. Wildlife control is carried out by oral bait vaccine, authorized in raccoons and coyotes. In Latin America and the Caribbean, canine rabies has declined by 98% and human rabies transmitted by dogs is in the wa...

The aim of this study was to determine the post-vaccine response of canines and felines of the municipality of San Sebastián de Mariquita, Colombia, which presented in 2014 a fatal case of canine rabies due to atypical bat variant. A cross-sectional and non-experimental sampling by convenience was carried out on 130 canines and 38 felines from the rural and urban area of ​​the municipality. Blood samples were taken. The anti-rabies antibody titration was done using the ELISA kit (Platelia Rabies II Kit Ad Usum Veterinarium) approved by the OIE for the detection and titration of IgG antibodies against the glycoprotein of the virus. The classification categories (protection status) were established as Protected (> 0.5 IU/ml), Insufficient protection (>0.1 - <0.5 IU/ml) and Unprotected (<0.1 IU/ml). Results showed that 40% (52) of the canines obtained titles corresponding t...

The aim of this study was to determine the post-vaccine response of canines and felines of the municipality of San Sebastián de Mariquita, Colombia, which presented in 2014 a fatal case of canine rabies due to atypical bat variant. A cross-sectional and non-experimental sampling by convenience was carried out on 130 canines and 38 felines from the rural and urban area of ​​the municipality. Blood samples were taken. The anti-rabies antibody titration was done using the ELISA kit (Platelia Rabies II Kit Ad Usum Veterinarium) approved by the OIE for the detection and titration of IgG antibodies against the glycoprotein of the virus. The classification categories (protection status) were established as Protected (> 0.5 IU/ml), Insufficient protection (>0.1 - <0.5 IU/ml) and Unprotected (<0.1 IU/ml). Results showed that 40% (52) of the canines obtained titles corresponding t...