title: Notes from the field: wildlife rabies on an island free from canine rabies for 52 years--Taiwan, 2013.
abstract: Dog-to-dog transmission of rabies in Taiwan was eliminated in 1961; the island was considered canine rabies-free for 52 years. On July 16, 2013, three ferret-badgers (Melogale moschata) tested positive for rabies by fluorescent antibody testing at the Animal Health Research Institute, Council of Agriculture of Taiwan. This was the first time wild animals other than bats were tested. During 1999-2012, a total of 6,841 clinically healthy dogs and five apparently normal cats from shelters were tested and found negative for rabies. During 2009-2012, a total of 322 bats were tested and found negative for rabies.
authors.forename: Hsiu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Su-San
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Hsiang-Jung
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Ryan M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Wallace
authors.forename: Sergio E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Recuenco
authors.forename: Jeffrey B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Doty
authors.forename: Neil M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Vora
authors.forename: Feng-Yee
authors.initials: FY
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000821:virology*; D060740:Disease Eradication / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D004285:Dogs; D011818:Rabies / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D011819:Rabies Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011820:Rabies virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013624:Taiwan / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D011819:Rabies Vaccines