title: Time series analysis of the impact of oral vaccination on raccoon rabies in West Virginia, 1990-2007.
abstract: To assess the potential impact of oral rabies vaccination (ORV) on the occurrence of raccoon rabies in the mid-Atlantic region, temporal and seasonal trends of raccoon rabies cases reported in West Virginia from 1990 to 2007 were identified with both descriptive statistical analysis and exploratory time series analysis. Raccoon rabies cases in the non-ORV region maintain an enzootic pattern and increase over time; a bimodal seasonal pattern is observed with a large peak in April and a smaller peak in August. The results of the model indicate that the effect of the ORV intervention to control raccoon rabies was statistically significant. ORV should be attempted in other enzootic raccoon rabies areas.
authors.affiliation: Rabies Program, Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-Borne, and Enteric Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA. hjv4@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Xiaoyue
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Jesse D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Blanton
authors.forename: Stephen L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Rathbun
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Recuenco
authors.forename: Charles E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Rupprecht
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D011818:Rabies / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D011819:Rabies Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000276:immunology*; D011821:Raccoons; D012621:Seasons; D013997:Time Factors; D014903:West Virginia / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D011819:Rabies Vaccines