title: Re-emergence of animal rabies in northern Greece and subsequent human exposure, October 2012 - March 2013.
abstract: Greece has been rabies-free since 1987 with no human cases since 1970. During 2012 to 2013, rabies has re-emerged in wild and domestic animals in northern Greece. By end March 2013, rabies was diagnosed in 17 animals including 14 red foxes, two shepherd dogs and one cat; 104 subsequent human exposures required post-exposure prophylaxis according to the World Health Organization criteria. Human exposures occurred within 50 km radius of a confirmed rabies case in a wild or domestic animal, and most frequently stray dogs were involved.
authors.affiliation: Hellenic Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KEELPNO), Ministry of Health, Athens, Greece. sotirios.tsiodras@gmail.com
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tsiodras
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dougas
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baka
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Billinis
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Doudounakis
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Balaska
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Georgakopoulou
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rigakos
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kontos
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Tasioudi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tzani
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tsarouxa
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Iliadou
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Mangana-Vougiouka
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Iliopoulos
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sapounas
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Efstathiou
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tsakris
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hadjichristodoulou
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kremastinou
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D000835:Animals, Wild; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology; D002415:Cats; D002648:Child; D016358:Contact Tracing; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D005589:Foxes / Q000821:virology; D006115:Greece / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D056990:Post-Exposure Prophylaxis; D011818:Rabies / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary; D011819:Rabies Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D011820:Rabies virus / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D011819:Rabies Vaccines