title: Rabies epidemiology and control in Turkey: past and present.
abstract: SUMMARYTurkey is the only country in Europe where urban dog-mediated rabies persists. Control measures in recent decades have reduced the burden of rabies to relatively low levels but foci of disease still persist, particularly in urban areas. Occasional human cases result from this persistence although the source of these appears to be both dog and wildlife reservoirs. This review considers the current state of rabies in Turkey including current control measures, the varying epidemiology of the disease throughout this country and the prospects for rabies elimination.
authors.affiliation: Rabies and Wildlife Zoonoses Group, WHO Collaborating Centre for Characterisation of Rabies and Rabies-related Viruses, Veterinary Laboratories Agency - Weybridge, Surrey, UK. n.johnson2@vla.defra.gsi.gov.uk
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Un
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Fooks
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Freuling
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Aylan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vos
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D004285:Dogs; D006801:Humans; D011818:Rabies / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*; D011819:Rabies Vaccines / Q000276:immunology*; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D011819:Rabies Vaccines