[Rabies in a cat in Greenland].
We describe the first case of rabies diagnosed in a cat in Greenland. The cat showed aggressive behaviour one month after the visit of a rabid fox on the premises. Rabies is enzootic in Greenland, the arctic fox being the natural host of rabies virus. Cats are imported in increasing numbers to Greenland and the reported case stresses the need for concern in relation to a hitherto unrecognised risk of exposure to rabies virus and stresses the need to comply with the obligatory anti-rabies vaccination regimes for cats in Greenland.
Christensen
Laurids Siig
LS
Danmarks Fødevareforskning, Afdeling for Virologi, Grønlands Hjemmestyre, Qaqortoq, Grønland. lsi@dfvf.dk
Jacobsen
Keld
K
Maersk-Møller
Elisabeth
E