Epidemiology of Rabies and the Control Challenges
Arslan Habib*
Lab of Molecular Immunology, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai (200 433), China
Umutumwa Eric Principe
School of Biotechnology, East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai (200 433), China
Zeeshan Ashraf
Dept. of Fisheries & Aquaculture, University of Veterinary and Animals Sciences (UVAS), Lahore, Punjab (54000), Pakistan
Muhammad Imran
Dept. of Theriogenology, University of Veterinary and Animals Sciences (UVAS), Lahore, Punjab (54000), Pakistan
DOI: NIL
Keywords: Rabies virus, Stray dogs, Vaccine, WHO response
Abstract
Globally lyssaviruses are biologically interested because of the human and animal health issues. Lyssaviruses are responsible to cause fatal encephalitis which is mentioned with the name of rabies infection. Rabies is the most prevalent fatal and acute zoonotic disease worldwide. The annual mortality ratio of rabies in humans is almost 59000 among 150 countries, out of which 95% in the Asia and Africa. Rabies virus transmission is mostly occur when the infected animal bite or engrave to the other susceptible animal or humans. Diagnosis is mainly dependent on the clinical signs & symptoms, history of the infected individual, mortality and vaccination prophylaxis. The objective of this communication was to review the epidemiology of rabies, transmission, diagnosis and current control challenges globally.
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