title: Emergence of fox rabies in north-eastern Italy.
abstract: Italy has been classified as rabies-free since 1997. In October 2008, two foxes have been diagnosed with rabies in the Province of Udine, north-east Italy. One case of human exposure caused by a bite from one of the foxes has occurred and was properly treated.
authors.affiliation: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, National Reference Centre for Rabies, Legnaro, Padova, Italy. pdebenedictis@izsvenezie.it
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: De Benedictis
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gallo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iob
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Coassin
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Squecco
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ferri
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: D'Ancona
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marangon
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Capua
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mutinelli
mesh_terms: D000820:Animal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000818:Animals; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005589:Foxes; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011818:Rabies / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000662:veterinary*; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors