Notes from the Field: A Multipartner Response to Prevent a Binational Rabies Outbreak --- Anse- à -Pitre, Haiti 2019
Canine rabies is endemic in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - August 15, 2019 Category: American Health Tags: Animal-Related Diseases Dog Bites Eye and Vision Health MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Rabies Source Type: news
Notes from the Field: Rabies Outbreak Investigation --- Pedernales, Dominican Republic, 2019
On July 13, 2018, a child from Pedernales, Dominican Republic, died after developing clinical signs and symptoms consistent with rabies. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - August 15, 2019 Category: American Health Tags: Animal-Related Diseases Dog Bites Eye and Vision Health MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Rabies Source Type: news
Risk of human exposure to animal bites in China: a clinic-based cross-sectional study - Chen F, Liu Q, Jiang Q, Shi J, Luba TR, Hundera AD, Fang P, Cao S, Lu Z.
This study aims to determine the factors associated with human exposure to animal bites in China. A cross-sectional study of visitors to rabies p... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 11, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
BayRab (Rabies Immune Globulin (Human) Solvent/Detergent Treated) - updated on RxList
(Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs)
Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs - August 9, 2019 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Rabies Risk Assessment: Test Your Knowledge Rabies Risk Assessment: Test Your Knowledge
Challenge yourself with these cases that illustrate key rabies prevention and treatment situations. Would you know what to do?CDC Expert Commentary (Source: Medscape Emergency Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Emergency Medicine Headlines - August 8, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Emergency Medicine Case Challenge Source Type: news
The Dengue Dance?
Discussion
Dengue is an important arboviral infection that affects about 40% of the world population. It is found mainly in topical and subtropical areas of the world mainly in developing countries but it range is spreading including the United States. A review of common arboviruses can be found here. It is a flaviavirus with 4 distinct serotypes named DENV-1 through DENV-4 and is spread by A. aegypti a day biting mosquito. Infection with one serotype confers immunity to that serotype but not the others. It does offer some protection for cross-infection but this only lasts a few months. Incubation period is 3-14 days with ...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - July 29, 2019 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Pakistan imports over $36 million worth of anti-rabies, anti-venom vaccines from India
Pakistan was buying the vaccines despite the chill in bilateral ties, especially after the Pulwama terror attack by a suicide bomber belonging to Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - July 25, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Rabies Kills Tens of Thousands Yearly. Vaccinating Dogs Could Stop It.
Sometimes the interests of humans and animals are the same, but humans have to save the animals first. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - July 22, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: James Gorman Tags: Dogs Rabies Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Humane Society International World Health Organization Mission Rabies Ahmedabad (India) Goa (India) Haiti Malawi Source Type: news
Five Things to Know About Rabies
One of the world ’s most studied and preventable diseases is still a deadly and common threat in much of the world. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - July 22, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: James Gorman Tags: Rabies Dogs Vaccination and Immunization your-feed-science Source Type: news
Where Rabies Is Entrenched
The virus has been defeated in many parts of the world. But where it persists, rabies takes a particular toll on the rural poor. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - July 22, 2019 Category: American Health Authors: James Gorman Tags: Rabies Dogs Vaccination and Immunization World Health Organization World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Mission Rabies Humane Society International India your-feed-science Source Type: news
Malawi: Animal Rights Body Creates Action Group to Ease Rabies Cases
[Nyasa Times] Lilongwe Society for the Protection and Care of Animals (LSPCA) has created action groups to conduct free rabies vaccination in the city to curb prevalence of rabies cases and speculations. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 22, 2019 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Africa: Leishmaniasis Needs More Attention - It Causes Skin Lesions, and Can Kill
[The Conversation Africa] Leishmaniasis ranks on the World Health Organisation's list of neglected tropical diseases, along with the usual suspects such as dengue, chikungunya and rabies. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 18, 2019 Category: African Health Source Type: news
What you need to know about rabies in Canada
The death of a man in British Columbia who came into contact with a bat is a reminder to take precautions with wildlife. Here's what you need to know, according to public health experts. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - July 16, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
Infected bat 'ran into' hand of B.C. man who later died from rabies: health officer
A 21-year-old man who died from rabies after coming into contact with an infected bat on Vancouver Island this spring had a brush with the nocturnal mammal in an "unusual" daytime encounter, health officials said Tuesday. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - July 16, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/British Columbia Source Type: news
B.C. man dies of rabies after coming into contact with bat
A 21-year-old man has died of rabies after coming into contact with a bat on Vancouver Island, health officials have confirmed. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - July 16, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/British Columbia Source Type: news
