Open AccessRabies Epizootic Situation in the Republic of Mordovia in 2006-2008
Author(s) -
I. N. Gurina
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
problemy osobo opasnyh infekcij
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.16
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 2658-719X
pISSN - 0370-1069
DOI - 10.21055/0370-1069-2009-4(102)-15-16
Subject(s) - rabies , epizootic , incidence (geometry) , biology , veterinary medicine , cats , virology , virus , medicine , physics , optics
Retrospective analysis of rabies incidence in animals, carried out in 2006-2008, enables to expect deterioration of epidemiologic situation in the Republic of Mordovia. Foxes remain to be the main reservoirs of rabies virus and disease spreaders (up to 90% of rabies cases are revealed in wild animals), whereas epizootics in anthropurgic foci are maintained by dogs and cats.