Emergence of fox rabies in north-eastern Italy
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Italy has been classified as rabies-free since 1997. In October 2008, two foxes have been diagnosed with rabies in the Province of Udine, north-east Italy. One case of human exposure caused by a bite from one of the foxes has occurred and was properly treated.
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Fox rabies emerged in northern Italy in October 2008, more than a decade after Italy had been recognized as terrestrial rabies-free.
“In October 2008 fox rabies emerged in northern Italy [8] more than a decade after the country had been recognized as terrestrial rabies-free”
The unlikely movement of group B individuals from Italy to Austria through the Alps could have partly contributed to maintaining rabies-free status in Austria despite the occurrence of rabies in North-Eastern Italy.
“Similarly, the unlikely movement of group B individuals from Italy to Austria through the Alps could have been partly responsible for the maintenance of a rabies free-status in Austria despite the occurrence of the disease in North-Eastern Italy [8], although Austrian oral vaccination preventive campaigns might have played an important role as well.”
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- Authors
- De Benedictis, P., Gallo, T., Iob, A., Coassin, R., Squecco, G., Ferri, G., D'Ancona, F., Marangon, S., Capua, I., & Mutinelli, F.
- Affiliations
- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, National Reference Centre for Rabies, Legnaro (Padova), Italy
- Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia (IT)
- Dipartimento di Prevenzione, Azienda per i Servizi Sanitari 3, Alto Friuli, Gemona del Friuli, Italy
- Ministry of Labour and Social Policies (IT)
- Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Centro Nazionale di Epidemiologia, Sorveglianza e Promozione della Salute, Roma, Italy
- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie (IT)
- Venue
- Eurosurveillance
- Published
- 2008-11-06
- Volume
- 13
- Issue
- 45
- Pages
- pii: 19033-pii: 19033
- ISSN
- 1025-496X (ISSN-L)
- 1560-7917
- OpenAlex
- W2474866823
- Cited by
- 46
- References
- 6
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 2 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2014: 8 · 2013: 7 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 1.78
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Locations
- Eurosurveillance (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- INFM-OAR (INFN Catania) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Virology › Rabies epidemiology and control
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agronomy and Crop Science › Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
- Keywords
- fox rabies, rabies, wildlife rabies, rabies-free status, human rabies exposure, bite wounds, northeastern Italy, rabies surveillance
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Animal Diseases, Disease Outbreaks, Foxes, Humans, Italy, Population Surveillance, Rabies, Risk Factors, Incidence, Risk Assessment
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