title: The first laboratory-confirmed rabid pig in Maryland, 2003.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: 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
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: DuVernoy
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Myers
authors.forename: L W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Walinski
authors.forename: M O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Tinsley
mesh_terms: 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