The first laboratory-confirmed rabid pig in Maryland, 2003.
This article is the first to describe the clinical picture and potential human health impact of laboratory-confirmed rabies infection in a pet Vietnamese pot-bellied pig in Maryland. Although cases of confirmed rabies infection have been infrequently reported in pet or agricultural during the past 10 years in the United States, exposure to rabies-positive animals remains a public health concern particularly for veterinarians, pet owners and other animal caretakers. It is important that individuals who are in a high-risk rabies exposure group remain vigilant to this potential public health threat in all mammal species.
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Department of Defense, Global Emerging Infections Surveillance & Response System [DoD-GEIS], Division of Preventive Medicine, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA. tracy.duvernoy@us.army.mil
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D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000662:veterinary; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000662:veterinary; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D008396:Maryland / Q000453:epidemiology; D011634:Public Health; D011818:Rabies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*; D011821:Raccoons / Q000821:virology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission*; D015047:Zoonoses