ISSN 1392-0146
ISSN 2029-0578 (online)
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2011 m. Nr. 3
Vaccination of humans and domestic and wild animals against rabies in Lithuania 2006–2010
Ingrida Jacevičienė, Daiva Razmuvienė, Saulius Čaplinskas, Vytas Tamošiūnas, Eugenijus Jacevičius, Jonas Milius
The incidence of rabies and
vaccination against this disease in human and animal populations were
investigated in Lithuania in 2006–2010. In the last five years, up to
7–10 thousand people in Lithuania suffered from the diseased animals
every year. Dogs are the most common domestic animals that humans suffer
from (in earlier years, about 70–80% every year); in 2006–2009, 23–30%
of human victims were exposed to rabid dogs, whereas in 2010 only 1.92%.
The exposed people were vaccinated with inactivated vaccine against
rabies Verorab® (Sanofi Pasteur, France) and immunoglobulin
Imogam®Rabies (Sanofi Pasteur, France). For about a year (2006–2007)
Favirab immunoglobulin (Sanofi Pasteur, France) has been used. This
preventive method is applied to 60–70% of people exposed to potentially
rabid animals every year. During the time frame of investigation only in
2007 a case of human rabies was reported in a person who had not been
preventively vaccinated. That was a man who travelled in India and was
bitten by a stray dog. Dogs, cats and cattle are the most common
domestic animals responsible for transmission of human rabies, while red
foxes and raccoon dogs are most common in the wild animal group. In
the last five years, 9 554 domestic and wild animals were investigated
for rabies. Among 2 980 samples taken from domestic animals and 6 574
samples from the wild ones, 16.77% and 35.39%, respectively, were
positive. Since 2006 in Lithuania twice a year (in spring and autumn)
wild animals are orally vaccinated using “Lysvulpen” vaccine (Bioveta,
Czech Republic). In 2006–2010, 3 130 blood serum samples from wild
animals were examined for efficiency of rabies oral vaccination (ORV).
The greatest number of serologically positive samples was taken from red
foxes and raccoon dogs: 57.55% and 50.00%, respectively. Systematic ORV
is responsible for the rabies decline in animals. In 2010, rabies was
reported in 13 Lithuanian districts: Ignalina, Šalčininkai, Zarasai,
Širvintos, Molėtai, Vilnius, Varėna, Utena, Kaunas, Raseiniai, Skuodas,
Panevėžys and Pasvalys. Vaccination against rabies is the main
immunopreventive measure controlling the disease in animals.
Keywords: rabies, humans, animals, risk, vaccination
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