title: Rabies in an Arctic fox on the Svalbard archipelago, Norway, January 2011.
abstract: We report a case of rabies in an Arctic fox. In January 2011 a fox attacked dogs belonging to a meteorological station in the Svalbard archipelago, Norway. Rabies virus was detected in the fox's brain post-mortem. The dogs had been vaccinated against rabies and their antibody levels were protective. Post-exposure prophylaxis was administered to staff at the station. Rabies vaccination is recommended for inhabitants and visitors to the Arctic who may be in contact with wild animals.
authors.affiliation: Norwegian Veterinary Institute, Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Orpetveit
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ytrehus
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Vikoren
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Handeland
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mjos
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nissen
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Blystad
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lund
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D001110:Arctic Regions; D001344:Autopsy; D001921:Brain / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D004285:Dogs; D005589:Foxes / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D056990:Post-Exposure Prophylaxis; D011818:Rabies / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D011819:Rabies Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011820:Rabies virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013538:Svalbard
chemical_list: D011819:Rabies Vaccines