The first laboratory-confirmed rabid pig in Maryland, 2003 |
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Authors: | DuVernoy T S Mitchell K C Myers R A Walinski L W Tinsley M O |
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Institution: | Department of Defense, Global Emerging Infections Surveillance & Response System [DoD-GEIS], Division of Preventive Medicine, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD, USA. |
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Abstract: | This article is the first to describe the clinical picture and potential human health impact of laboratory-confirmed rabies infection in a pet Vietnamese pot-bellied pig in Maryland. Although cases of confirmed rabies infection have been infrequently reported in pet or agricultural during the past 10 years in the United States, exposure to rabies-positive animals remains a public health concern particularly for veterinarians, pet owners and other animal caretakers. It is important that individuals who are in a high-risk rabies exposure group remain vigilant to this potential public health threat in all mammal species. |
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