Community Survey after Rabies Outbreaks, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
Flagstaff, Arizona, USA, experienced notable outbreaks of rabies caused by a bat rabies virus variant in carnivore species in 2001, 2004, 2005, 2008, and 2009. The most recent epizootic involved transmission among skunk and fox populations and human exposures. Multiple, wide-ranging control efforts...
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| author | Andrea M. McCollum Jesse D. Blanton Robert C. Holman Laura S. Callinan Steven Baty Randy Phillips Michael Callahan Craig Levy Ken Komatsu Rebecca Sunenshine David L. Bergman Charles E. Rupprecht |
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| description | Flagstaff, Arizona, USA, experienced notable outbreaks of rabies caused by a bat rabies virus variant in carnivore species in 2001, 2004, 2005, 2008, and 2009. The most recent epizootic involved transmission among skunk and fox populations and human exposures. Multiple, wide-ranging control efforts and health communications outreach were instituted in 2009, including a household survey given to community members. Although the Flagstaff community is knowledgeable about rabies and the ongoing outbreaks in general, gaps in knowledge about routes of exposure and potential hosts remain. Future educational efforts should include messages on the dangers of animal translocation and a focus on veterinarians and physicians as valuable sources for outreach. These results will be useful to communities experiencing rabies outbreaks as well as those at current risk. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-59dae42749174b6ba06cbd488cb7cdc82022-12-22T03:53:05ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592012-06-0118693293810.3201/eid1806.111172Community Survey after Rabies Outbreaks, Flagstaff, Arizona, USAAndrea M. McCollumJesse D. BlantonRobert C. HolmanLaura S. CallinanSteven BatyRandy PhillipsMichael CallahanCraig LevyKen KomatsuRebecca SunenshineDavid L. BergmanCharles E. RupprechtFlagstaff, Arizona, USA, experienced notable outbreaks of rabies caused by a bat rabies virus variant in carnivore species in 2001, 2004, 2005, 2008, and 2009. The most recent epizootic involved transmission among skunk and fox populations and human exposures. Multiple, wide-ranging control efforts and health communications outreach were instituted in 2009, including a household survey given to community members. Although the Flagstaff community is knowledgeable about rabies and the ongoing outbreaks in general, gaps in knowledge about routes of exposure and potential hosts remain. Future educational efforts should include messages on the dangers of animal translocation and a focus on veterinarians and physicians as valuable sources for outreach. These results will be useful to communities experiencing rabies outbreaks as well as those at current risk.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/6/11-1172_articlerabies viruslyssavirushealth knowledgeattitudespracticeoutbreak |
| spellingShingle | Andrea M. McCollum Jesse D. Blanton Robert C. Holman Laura S. Callinan Steven Baty Randy Phillips Michael Callahan Craig Levy Ken Komatsu Rebecca Sunenshine David L. Bergman Charles E. Rupprecht Community Survey after Rabies Outbreaks, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA Emerging Infectious Diseases rabies virus lyssavirus health knowledge attitudes practice outbreak |
| title | Community Survey after Rabies Outbreaks, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA |
| title_full | Community Survey after Rabies Outbreaks, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA |
| title_fullStr | Community Survey after Rabies Outbreaks, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA |
| title_full_unstemmed | Community Survey after Rabies Outbreaks, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA |
| title_short | Community Survey after Rabies Outbreaks, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA |
| title_sort | community survey after rabies outbreaks flagstaff arizona usa |
| topic | rabies virus lyssavirus health knowledge attitudes practice outbreak |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/6/11-1172_article |
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