Comparison of Rabies Cases Received by the Shomal Pasteur Institute in Northern Iran: A 2-Year Study
The rabies virus, which belongs to the genus Lyssavirus, the family Rhabdoviridae, is the causative agent of rabies, a contagious, deadly, and progressive neurological infection. This illness is commonly distributed worldwide and affects all warm-blooded animals. Regarding the zoonotic aspects of ra...
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| author | Saeid Kavoosian Ramezan Behzadi Mohsen Asouri Ali Asghar Ahmadi Mehrab Nasirikenari Alireza Salehi |
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| description | The rabies virus, which belongs to the genus Lyssavirus, the family Rhabdoviridae, is the causative agent of rabies, a contagious, deadly, and progressive neurological infection. This illness is commonly distributed worldwide and affects all warm-blooded animals. Regarding the zoonotic aspects of rabies, the prevalence of rabies was investigated in this study. Over 2 years, 188 samples were examined via the direct fluorescent antibody test (DFAT) and mouse inoculation test (MIT) techniques by using brain tissue samples. Our findings showed that 73.94% of samples were rabies positive. The highest number of samples belonged to cows and dogs, respectively. The positivity rate in cows was 71.88%, followed by dogs with a 57.78% infection rate. These findings suggested that despite the heavy monitoring protocols in Iran, rabies is still a prevalent disease, and it is advised that vaccinations and screening programs should be carried out more frequently with heavier observation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-eb001f99435f40a2b71ce060a57333052023-03-16T00:01:28ZengHindawi - Cambridge University PressGlobal Health, Epidemiology and Genomics2054-42002023-01-01202310.1155/2023/3492601Comparison of Rabies Cases Received by the Shomal Pasteur Institute in Northern Iran: A 2-Year StudySaeid Kavoosian0Ramezan Behzadi1Mohsen Asouri2Ali Asghar Ahmadi3Mehrab Nasirikenari4Alireza Salehi5North Research CenterNorth Research CenterNorth Research CenterNorth Research CenterNorth Research CenterDepartment of PathologyThe rabies virus, which belongs to the genus Lyssavirus, the family Rhabdoviridae, is the causative agent of rabies, a contagious, deadly, and progressive neurological infection. This illness is commonly distributed worldwide and affects all warm-blooded animals. Regarding the zoonotic aspects of rabies, the prevalence of rabies was investigated in this study. Over 2 years, 188 samples were examined via the direct fluorescent antibody test (DFAT) and mouse inoculation test (MIT) techniques by using brain tissue samples. Our findings showed that 73.94% of samples were rabies positive. The highest number of samples belonged to cows and dogs, respectively. The positivity rate in cows was 71.88%, followed by dogs with a 57.78% infection rate. These findings suggested that despite the heavy monitoring protocols in Iran, rabies is still a prevalent disease, and it is advised that vaccinations and screening programs should be carried out more frequently with heavier observation.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/3492601 |
| spellingShingle | Saeid Kavoosian Ramezan Behzadi Mohsen Asouri Ali Asghar Ahmadi Mehrab Nasirikenari Alireza Salehi Comparison of Rabies Cases Received by the Shomal Pasteur Institute in Northern Iran: A 2-Year Study Global Health, Epidemiology and Genomics |
| title | Comparison of Rabies Cases Received by the Shomal Pasteur Institute in Northern Iran: A 2-Year Study |
| title_full | Comparison of Rabies Cases Received by the Shomal Pasteur Institute in Northern Iran: A 2-Year Study |
| title_fullStr | Comparison of Rabies Cases Received by the Shomal Pasteur Institute in Northern Iran: A 2-Year Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparison of Rabies Cases Received by the Shomal Pasteur Institute in Northern Iran: A 2-Year Study |
| title_short | Comparison of Rabies Cases Received by the Shomal Pasteur Institute in Northern Iran: A 2-Year Study |
| title_sort | comparison of rabies cases received by the shomal pasteur institute in northern iran a 2 year study |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/3492601 |
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