title: Rabies immune status of dogs brought into the Hyogo Prefecture Animal Well-being Center, Japan.
abstract: Stray dogs are a public health risk factor when canine rabies is endemic. The Rabies Prevention Law has introduced measures to control stray dogs, but many dogs are still captured in Japan. In order to estimate the immune status of stray dogs for the purposes of risk management, we conducted a serological survey at the Hyogo Prefecture Animal Well-being Center. Only 27.7% of dogs brought into the Center (n=166) had protective immune status. This result suggests that there is the potential for reintroduction of canine rabies into stray dogs, leading to endemic rabies and its transmission to humans. Continued removal of stray dogs, education on rabies prevention and vaccination of dogs therefore remain important public health issues.
authors: National Veterinary Assay Laboratory, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, 1-15-1 Tokura, Kokubunji, Tokyo 185-8511, Japan. ogawa@nval.go.jp
authors: Takashi
authors: T
authors: Ogawa
authors: Koichiro
authors: K
authors: Gamoh
authors: Kaoru
authors: K
authors: Kanda
authors: Tetsuya
authors: T
authors: Suzuki
authors: Akira
authors: A
authors: Kawashima
authors: Rie
authors: R
authors: Narushima
authors: Tomoaki
authors: T
authors: Shimazaki
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology* / Q000821:virology*; D004285:Dogs; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D009500:Neutralization Tests / Q000662:veterinary; D011818:Rabies / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D011820:Rabies virus / Q000276:immunology*; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral