[Rabies in Chile: 1989-2005].
A retrospective epidemiological study about epidemiology of rabies in Chile between years 1989 and 2005 was done. A data base of 39793 national registries of rabies samples was analyzed by means of statistical packages. Out of 39793 analyzed cases, 719 bats, 7 dogs, 7 cats, 1 bovine and 1 human were positive to rabies throughout the 17 years of this study. The statistical analysis established a significant increase in the proportions of positivity in bats, with predominance of variant 4 between the reservoirs. Given the complexity of the wild cycle of the rabies in Chile, it is necessary to maintain a program control of rabies, directed to educate people for a responsible possession of domestic animals, due to the risk of rabies transmission from bat to the susceptible species.
Favi C
Myriam
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Laboratorio Diagnóstico de Rabia, Instituto de Salud Pública de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Rodríguez A
Luis
L
Espinosa M
Carla
C
Yung P
Verónica
V
D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000097:blood; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D002415:Cats; D002417:Cattle; D002677:Chile / Q000453:epidemiology; D002685:Chiroptera / Q000145:classification / Q000821:virology*; D004285:Dogs; D006801:Humans; D011818:Rabies / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology; D011820:Rabies virus / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors
D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000914:Antibodies, Viral