Contents Page

1. Introduction 3

2. Summary of Rabies in Europe 4

3. Rabies in Individual Countries 5-11

4. Miscellaneous Articles 4.1 Bat Rabies Surveillance In Europe 12 4.2 Imported Human Rabies Case In Yugoslavia 14 4.3 Imported Dog Rabies Case In 14 4.4 Foxes adjust to Urban Habitat 16

5. Rabies Case Data 5.1 Table 1: Europe, 4. Quarter 1989 17 5.2 Table 2: Europe, 1.-4. Quarter 1989 18 5.3 Table 3: Rabies Case Rates of European Countries 19 5.4 Table 4: Europe, Other Animal Species, 4. Quarter 1989 20 5.5 Table 5: Europe, Other Animal Species, 1989 21 5.6 Tables : Individual Countries, 4. Quarter 1989 22-31

6. Ust of Contributors 32

7. Annexes Map of Rabies Cases in Europe, 4. Quarter 1989 Annex 1 Map of Rabies Cases in Turkey, 4. Quarter 1989 Annex 2

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1. Introduction

This Bulletin describes the have not yet arrived, the first The rabies case data are tabul­ reported rabies cases in Euro­ two quarters are included in ated for the fourth quarter pe for Quarter 4, 1989, subse­ the summary presentations. 1989 in SECTION 5. quently referred to as ·rhis QutUter•. In the Miscellaneous SEC­ SECTION 6 lists the official TION under 4.1 an article on contributors to the BULLE­ In SECTION 2 a summary of bat rabies surveillance in Eu­ TIN. the rabies situation in general rope is given. Articles 4.2 and is given. 4.3 are reports on an imported The geographical distribution human rabies case in Yugosla­ of rabies cases in Europe for In SECTION 3 (3.1-3.27) the via and an imported dog rabi­ ·rhis QutUter" is shown on situation for individual coun­ es case in Milan/Italy respec­ maps of Europe and Turkey in tries is described. Data for the tively. A note on urban fox the ANNEX. European part of the Union of population increase and spread Soviet Socialist Republics in of rabies in the north of Fran­ the 3rd and 4th quarter 1989 ce is commented on under 4.4. • • • • •

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2. Summary of Rabies in Europe

The following summarizes Comments on Developments and might be caused by two Rabies in Europe, Fourth and Trends in 1989 consecutive mild winters and Quarter 1989 and comments high rodent populations. on rabies developments and Rabies Data summarizing the rabies trends in 1989. year 1989 can be found in , the Netherlands, Tables 2, 3 and 5 of SECTION , and Switzer­ Fourth Quarter 1989 5. land (though registering a new The number of rabies cases in outbreak in the north of the During "This Qumter", 5180 1989 totals 22616 (except for country) had little changes rabies cases were reported in the 2 missing quarters of the compared to the previous Europe. Of these were 4431 Union of Soviet Socialist Rep­ year. cases in wild animals (76. 7% ublics). In 1988 there were of total) and 1349 in domestic 16078 rabies cases reported Finland, which was reinfected animals. Of the cases in wild not including the Soviet Union after many years in 1988 regi­ animals 3958 (68.5% of total) (SSR). stered the last cases in Fe­ were foxes, 1 wolf, 58 raccoon bruary 1989 after a very effi­ dogs, 64 badgers, 153 other The four quarters of 1989 cient effort to eliminate the mustelids, 1 raccoon, 180 compare as follows: rabies focus by means of oral deer, 6 wild boars, 2 hedge­ vaccination of foxes and rac­ hogs, 5 bats, 2 house mice and 1st quarter 7455 coon dogs. Italy, reinfected in 1 hamster. Of the 1349 dome­ 2nd quarter 4845 1988 from the Yugoslavian stic animals 197 were dogs (of 3rd quarter 4536 border used the same strategy which Ill - 56% of all dogs - 4th quarter 5780 and seems close to become were reported from Turkey, a rabies-free again. country with dog-mediated Wildlife. or fox-mediated rabies), 283 cats, 546 cattle, Rabies. The wildlife rabies Urban or Dog-mediated 263 sheep, 20 goats, 31 horses, epizootic of central Europe Rabies. There is only one 5 pigs, 3 other domesticated has mainly the red fox as country in Europe showing a carnivores and 1 domesticated reservoir and this is also the clear picture of urban rabies: rabbit. These data are summa­ animal that passes the infec­ Turkey. The number of cases rized in Table 1/Section 5. tion on to other animals (wild has declined since 1981. Table 4/Section 5 lists other and domestic). The epidemio­ animal species, less frequently logical situation undergoes Bat Rabies. involved in rabies. changes according to the den­ Bat rabies continues mainly in sity of the fox population or areas without terrestrial rabi­ Rabies-free countries in Eu­ while moving into new areas. es. Cases are declining since rope participating in the sur­ Nevertheless the front wave of 1987. Seven countries reported veillance were: , the epizootic in Europe has bat rabies in 1989 - the Ne­ Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Nor­ not much changed since 1982 therlands (22), the Federal way, Portugal, Sweden and the and additionally, several areas Republic of Germany (9), United Kingdom of Britain have become rabies-free due Spain (5), (2), Den­ and Northern Ireland. There to efforts in controlling the mark, German Democratic were no cases reported from disease by oral vaccination. Republic and Czechoslovakia Denmark and Finland, but 1 case each. their last indigenously acqui­ In 1989 there has been a quite red case was recorded less often drastic increase of cases Human Rabies. than two years ago. in Europe (, , There was one imported case Czechoslovakia, German De­ each reported in 1989 in Cze­ Bat rabies was reported from mocratic Republic, Federal choslovakia and Yugoslavia the Netherlands (4 cases) and Republic of Germany, France, and there were 5 indigenously France (I case). Luxembourg, and acquired cases in the Union of There was no human rabies Yugoslavia). This could be due Soviet Socialist Republics (in case reported during the said to the generally noticed fact two quarters). period. of very high fox populations

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3. Rabies in Individual Countries

Summary 1989 in 1989, an increase of 64% 3.1 Austria AUT 17958 samples suspected of compared to the previous being rabid were examined in year. That was due to a great by Helmut Schnabl 1989 nearly 20% more than number of cases in spring and during the previous year in autumn. During "This Quarter•, 610 (15132 samples). rabies cases in animals were The oral vaccination of foxes registered. This amounted to 1890 animals were diagnosed was carried out during autumn an increase of 107% compared rabid in 1989, 6% more than 1989 and is going to be repea­ to the third quarter 1989 (295 during 1988 (1786 cases). ted in spring and autumn 1990 animals) and an increase of covering each time the total 86% compared to the fourth Of the 1831 rabid wild ani­ infected area of the country 2 quarter 1988 (328 animals). Of mals 1618 were foxes (1988: which amounts to 10200 km • 589 rabid wild animals (97% 1512 foxes), 68 badgers (78), of total) 519 were foxes, 13 84 stone martens (36), 54 roe badgers, 3 polecats, 1 was a deer (65), 5 polecats (7), 1 3.3 Bulgaria BUL large weasel, 31 were stone boar and 1 large weasel ( 1988 martens and 22 roe deer; of 21 1 fallow deer and 1 chamois). The country remained rabies­ rabid domestic animals (3% of Of 59 rabid domestic animals free. total) 3 were dogs, 10 cats, 2 were 5 .dogs ( 1988 - 5 dogs as cattle, 5 sheep and 1 was a well), 34 cats (15), 12 cattle horse. (46), 7 sheep ( 17), 1 horse (1988 - 1 pig and 1 goat). 3.4 Czechoslovakia CZE The distribution of rabies cases by Bundesll\nder (federal by M . Olach and J . Neumann provinces) and Bezirke (dis­ 3.2 Belgium BEL tricts) was as follows: During "This Quarter" 338 by J . Tambeur cases of rabies were diagnosed Burgenland: all the Bezirke on the territory of Czechoslo­ except Rust 232 rabies cases were confir­ vakia. Of these 312 occurred Kl\rnten: Bezirke St.Veit/ med during "This Quarter• in in wildlife (92.3%) and 26 in Glan, VOlkermarkt, Wolfsberg 186 localities of the provin­ domestic animals (7.7%). Of Nieder()sterreich: ­ ces Hainaut, Liege, Luxem­ the total number of wild ani­ Stadt, Gmiind, Horn, Krems­ bourg and Namur. Of these mals the disease was found in Land, Neunkirchen, Melk, were 121 cases in domestic 287 foxes (92%), 6 badgers , Zwettl animals (2 dogs, 10 cats, 81 (1.9%), 9 martens (2.9%), 8 Ober()sterreich: Braunau/ , cattle, 4 horses, 23 small ru­ roe deer (2.6%), 1 wild boar Freistadt, Gmunden, Grieskir­ minants and 1 pig) and Ill (0.3%) and 1 hamster (0.3%). chen, Kirchdorf/ Krems, Perg, cases in wild animals ( 104 Of 26 cases in domestic ani­ Ried/Innkreis, Wels- Land, foxes, 4 mustelids and 3 roe mals 17 occurred in cats, 5 in VOcklabruck deer). dogs, 3 in sheep and one case ; Salzburg Umge­ in cattle. bung and Tamsweg There was an increase of cases In comparison with the same Steiermark: Bruck/ Mur, Fiir­ by 9.5% compared to the pre­ quarter of 1988 there was a stenfeld, / Umgebung, vious quarter and by 5.5% decrease by 78 cases (18.7%). Hartberg, Leoben, Liezen, compared to the fourth quar­ Miirzzuschlag, Murau, Rad­ ter 1988. However, there was There was no case of rabies kersburg, Voitsberg, Weiz a decrease of cases by 15.5% reported in man during "This in foxes as compared to the Quarter". Free of rabies were the Bun­ fourth quarter 1988. desll\nder ~. vorarlberg Summary 1989 and Tirol. There was a total of 842 cases The total number of cases

5 page 6 Rabies Bulletin Europe- Vo/ 13 / No 4/ 1989 reached 1713, i.e. 16.8% more In October 1989 a first trial of than in 1988 (1580). In Bohe­ 3.5 Denmark DEN oral immunisation of foxes mia and Moravia there were against rabies was started 1462 cases (85.4%), in by Eric Stougaard covering an area of ea. 3000 2 250 (14.6%). km • It comprises the island During "This Quarter" no case of Rtigen and 4 northern dis­ Of the total number of affec­ of rabies was reported. tricts (Kreise) along the bor­ ted animals the disease in wild der with the Federal State of animals represents 94.5% The country remained rabies­ Schleswig-Holstein (DEU). (1619 cases) and in domestic free in terrestrial animals SAD type vaccine was develo­ animals 5.4% (93 cases). The during 1989. There was only ped in the German Democra­ infection was confirmed in one rabid bat registered. tic Republic which meets 1542 foxes (90%), 13 bad­ WHO requirements. 15-20 gers, 37 martens, 22 female vaccine baits per km 2 were roe deer, 1 raccoon dog, 1 distributed by hunters volun­ wolf, 1 wild boar, 1 hamster 3.6 Germany, DDR tarily. and one bat. Of 93 rabid do­ Democratic Republic mestic animals were 61 cats, 20 dogs, 2 cattle, 7 sheep, 1 by Eberhard Karge goat, 1 Vietnamese pig and 1 3.7 Germany, DEU domestic rabbit. During "This Quarter", 978 Federal Republic rabies cases were diagnosed in The highest number of rabies the Democratic Republic of by Winfried W . MUller cases was found in the region Germany, 40 cases less than of West Bohemia {416), fol­ during the previous quarter 4th Quarter 1989 lowed by North Bohemia(273), but 131 cases more than du­ A total of 888 rabies cases was Central Bohemia (202), North ring the fourth quarter 1988. reported during "This Quar­ Moravia ( 199). The highest Of the 978 cases 649 (66.4%) ter", 294 cases more than du­ incidence was registered in the were in wild animals (554 ring the previous quarter and of Chomutov (75), foxes, 10 badgers, 30 stone 35 less than during the fourth Karlovy Vary (68), Tachov martens, 3 polecats, 1 raccoon, quarter 1988. 84.1% of the (66), Blansko (60), Klatovy 47 roe deer, 1 red deer, 2 cases were in wild animals (52), Domazlice (46). fallow deer, 1 wild boar) and (639 foxes, 20 badgers, 29 The peak incidence was in the 329 (33.6%) were in domestic stone martens, 53 roe deer, 1 1st quarter in March (241 animals (25 dogs, 75 cats, 113 red deer, 3 fallow deer, 2 wild cases), the lowest incidence cattle, 111 sheep, I goat, 3 boar), 15.9% in domestic ani­ was registered in July (87) and horses). mals (2 dogs, 25 cats, 7 horses, in December (85). 71 cattle, 33 sheep, 3 goats). There was a considerable At present rabies on the terri­ concentration of cases on the Close to 50% of all cases oc­ tory of Czechoslovakia is right bank of the river Elbe curred in the Bundesland registered in 344 foci invol­ and north of the river Havel, (federal state) Hessen. The ving 86 districts. especially in the Bezirk (de­ BundesHinder Hessen, Rhein­ partment) Potsdam. Further land-Pfalz and Baden-Wiirt­ Oral imunisation of foxes has concentrations were seen in temberg experienced a sub­ been started in three districts the south of the country along stantial increase to the previ­ of West Bohemia {Klatovy, the border with Czechoslova­ ous quarter. All other Bundes­ Domazlice, Tachov) in spring kia, and here especially in the Hinder remained stable. of 1989. This activity is car­ Bezirk Dresden. ried out in connection with Summary 1989 trans-border immunisation Summary 1989 The annual total amounted to trials in and is done in The annual total for 1989 3228 cases showing an in­ cooperation with the WHO amounted to 3596 cases, 1206 crease of 600 cases (22.8% Rabies Centre in Tiibingen. more than during the previous compared to 1988. 80,000 Ttibingen vaccine baits year. have been distributed in the There were 9 bat rabies cases course of two campaigns in Only one bat rabies case was in 1989; all identified bats spring and autumn 1989. reported during the year. were Eotesicus serotinus.

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Seven of them were located as population. previously in the coastal regi­ In late September a third dis­ ons of North and Baltic Sea 3.8 Finland FIN tribution campaign was exe­ but three Eotesicus serotinus cuted, covering the 1700 km 2 were diagnosed in Berlin­ by Benlft W eaterlinr large area estimated to have West. been infected. 30,000 Tubin­ During "This Quarter" there gen baits were distributed: Further investigations of 13 were no cases of rabies detec­ 22,000 by air and 8,000 by Myotjs daubentonj, 8 Eotesj­ ted in Finland. local hunters over 1200 km 2 k!l.t serotinus and I P/ecotus and 500 km2 respectively. For auritus in Berlin-West (from During the said period the the time being no definite 12.7.89 to 12.9.89) revealed brains of 390 animals were results can be presented. negative results. examined for rabies by immu­ nofluorescence; among them 8 Of the animals examined du­ The field trial of oral vac:d­ dogs, 16 cats, 251 raccoon ring 1989, 366 raccoon dogs, natlon of foxes against rabies dogs, 87 foxes and 21 other 125 foxes and 44 badgers was continued. Though with predators of various species. emanated from the field trial little success in Hessen, in 5 area, which constitutes about 2 BundesHtnder (Niedersachsen, Summary 1989 6.3 animals per 100 km • Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rhein­ In 1989, rabies was diagnosed land-Pfalz, Baden-Wiirttem­ in 4 raccoon dogs and 2 foxes berg and Bayern) a 76% re­ - the last c:ase on the 16th of 3.9 Franc:e FRA duction of rabies cases was February. achieved when compared with by Jean Blancou 1983, the start of the trial. From the whole country 1290 Many areas have become animals were examined for 1080 rabies cases were registe­ rabies-free. rabies by direct immunofluo­ red during "This Quarter", 138 In Schleswig-Holstein a cor­ rescence on brain tissue, amo­ cases more than during the don vaccination successfully ng them 62 dogs, 137 cats, 246 previous quarter. 792 cases withstood a reinfection at the foxes, 629 raccoon dogs, 55 were noted in the fox (73.3%), border to the German Demo­ badgers and 83 predators of 47 in other wild animals and cratic Republic where an other species. 241 in domestic animals ( 11 outbreak occurred with great dogs, 38 cats, 88 cattle, 91 tendency to spread. The field trial on oral lmmu­ small ruminants, 12 horses, 1 Some of the set-backs of the nization of rac:c:oon dogs and rabbit). trial in 1989 might be due to a foxes with Tubingen baits, high fox population caused by which was started in 1988, The departements registering two consecutive mild winters, was continued. In mid-April the greatest number of cases and high rodent populations. 119,100 baits were distributed during "This Quarter" were over an approx. 8000 km 2 Nievre (150 cases) and Oise Bait delivery by single engine large area, of which 500 km 2 (116 cases). aircraft has successfully been were baited by air. tried at various places in Ger­ A general tendency was seen many since 1987. Results on The surveillance results indi­ during "This Quarter" in-as­ seroconversion and bait up­ cate a seroconversion rate of much as rabies progressed take in foxes were quite en­ > 70% in adult raccoon dogs towards west in the departe­ couraging, and at least equal and foxes but only < 20% of ments Seine-Maritime and to hand distribution. Air-bai­ the cubs born the same spring Eure. ted areas were freed and kept were proven seropositive. This free from rabies. Therefore in spite of a high incidence of The rabies totals in 1989 air-borne baiting will pro­ tetracycline deposition in jaw amounted to 4214 cases. bably be ~ method of bones and teeth. As the latter choice in future. constitute a majority of the summer population, the time 3.10 Greec:e GRE of year chosen for the bait distribution was too early in by A. Saravanoa order to produce a satisfactory The country remained rabies­ ••••• immunity level in the total free.

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equines of that region 3.11 Hungary HUN 3.14 Italy ITA with ERA vaccine. ~~----~~~~--~~~ ~~------~~------~~

by Lulo Koltai by Santino Proaperi

During •This Quarter•, 349 During •This Quarter• only 2 3.15 Luxembourg LUX rabies cases were diagnosed in rabies cases were diagnosed: Hungary, 23 cases less than one in a badger in the Gorizia by Joseph Kremer during the same period last province, the other in a dog in year (372). 81% of all the Milano that was imported During 'This Quarter•, rabies cases were in foxes (87 .4% in from the Ivory Coast; this case continued to be on the in­ 4/88). is described separately (see crease in the north and the under 4.3 of this BULLETIN). centre of the country. There The most infected Komitate was a total of 79 rabies cases (provinces) were the follo­ The oral vaccination program during the prevailing quarter. wing: Somogy (49 cases), Fejer for foxes was carried out as (31), Borsod-Abanj-Zemplen planned in the provinces of Of these were 45 in domestic (29) and Bacs-Kiskun (29). Trieste, Gorizia and Udine. animals (38 cattle, 4 small ruminants, 1 dog and 2 cats) The obligatory vaccination of Summary 1989 and 34 in wild animals (32 dogs was still carried out du­ During 1989, rabies surveil­ foxes, 2 stone martens). ring the fourth quarter. The lance was carried out in the Only the south of the country number of dogs vaccinated in Alpine Regions as follows: was spared by the disease. 1989 came to 1,499,561 , 4.8% 1) 315 wild animals (302 fo­ more than during the previous xes) and 110 domestic animals Samples investigated with year. were examined in Piemonte, negative results were: 17 fo­ Valle d'Aosta and Liguria; all xes, 3 stone martens, 2 roe­ Summary 1989 of them were negative. deer. The total number of rabies 2) 905 wild animals (865 fo­ cases in 1989 amounted to xes) and 252 domestic animals Summary 1989 1061 (1988"" 1176). Of these were examined in Lombardia; In 1989 there was a total of were 857 cases in wild animals one dog imported from Ivory 139 rabies cases as compared (286 foxes, 1 badger, 2 stone Coast was positive. to only 4 cases during the pre­ martens, 1 pine marten, 3 3) 3285 wild animals (2777 vious year. polecats, 8 roe deer, 1 wild foxes) and 349 domestic ani­ The following animals were boar, 1 hedgehog) and 204 in mals were examined in Tren­ affected by the disease in domestic animals (61 dogs, 79 tino Alto Adige, Veneto and 1989: cats, 52 cattle, 7 sheep, 1 goat, Friuli Venezia Giulia; 49 fo­ Domestic Animals 1 pig). xes, 1 roe-deer, 4 badgers 56 cattle, 7 sheep, 3 cats, were positive. 1 dog

3.12 Iceland ICE During the period August­ Wild Animals December of 1989 only one 66 foxes, 3 stone martens, The country remained rabies­ case of rabies in a badger was 2 roe- deer, 1 badger. free. reported in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region. This indicates Due to the deterioration of the that the outbreak along the rabies situation the Depart­ Italian-Yugoslavian border ment of Veterinary Services of 3.13 Ireland IRE starting one year ago seems to Luxembourg considers as come under control following measure of control two oral The country remained rabies­ three campaignes of oral fox vaccination campaigns of free. vaccinations. foxes in 1990. Nevertheless, these vaccinations should be Additionally, an Ordinance of coordinated with the neigh­ the Ministry of Health on bouring countries as only with February 25, 1989 has effec­ a common strategy can the ted the compulsory vaccinati­ disease be controlled success­ ••••• on of dogs, sheep, goats and fully.

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rabies cases recorded among 3.16 Netherlands NET 3.18 Poland POL raccoon dogs in the country), ------Suwalki (15,2%), Gdansk by J .H.M. Nieuwenhuija by Jan Kolaca (11,2%), Bydgoszcz (9 ,9%), and Torun (6,6%). During •This QUIU'ter• 135 In 1989 a total of 1891 rabies animals were investigated for cases was diagnosed in ani­ The red fox is still responsible rabies. Four bats were found mals. This is an increase by for maintaining the current positive. 24.5% compared to 1988 epidemic of rabies but the (1518) and by 12.1% to 1987 raccoon dog is the second Summary 1989 ( 1686 cases). species on the list of animals In 1989 a total of 1082 ani­ infected with this disease in mals were investigated (365 The disease was predominant Poland. The following are the adult foxes, 405 young foxes, in wildlife (78.6% of total rabies case rates (% of total) 6 stone martens, 15 badgers, cases). Among 1497 rabid wild for raccoon dogs having been 4 polecats, 1 mouse weasel, 2 animals there were 1176 foxes recorded during the years bisons, 1 squirrel, 1 muskrat, (62.2% of total cases), 151 1986-1989: 5, 7%, 5,5%, 8,3%, 1 black rat, 1 house mouse, 1 raccoon dogs (7 ,9%), 76 roe and 7,9%. owl, 248 bats, 7 dogs, 18 cats, deer (4%), 35 martens (1,8%), 2 cattle, 3 horses, 1 sheep). 18 badgers and 31 others (8 The data collected from two different species). provinces (Suwalki, Olsztyn) All rabies positive animals where rabid raccoon dogs (22) were bats. Except for one Among 404 rabid domestic have been reported for a lon­ bat, a Mvotis dasycneme, the animals (21 ,3%), 172 were ger period of time indicate bats belonged to the species from farm animals (9%), 149 that in 1989 the cases of these Eotesjcus serotjnus. In compa­ cats (7 ,9%) and 83 dogs animals outnumbered those rison with the number of (4,4%). diagnosed in foxes. investigated bats in 1988 (525) the number in 1989 (248) has Only one province (there are a Comparing the development decreased significantly. total of 49) was rabies free in of single animal species invol­ 1989. It was Tarnow. The ved in the rabies epizootic in The prevalence rate of rabid highest incidence of the di­ 1988 and 1989, an increase of bats however has not chan­ sease was noticed in the follo­ the incidence rate can be noti­ ged (approx.10% of all inve­ wing provinces: Bydgoszcz ced among cats (by 71 ,2%), stigated samples were rabies­ (8% of total cases recorded in dogs (by 43,1%), raccoon dogs positive). Most of the rabid the country), Poznan (7,2%), (by 20,8%) and foxes (by bats were found in the pro­ Gdansk (6,9%) and Olsztyn 18.7%). vince Noord-Holland. It is (5,4%). remarkable that no rabid bat was located in the province of Rabid foxes were reported 3.19 Portugal POR Friesland, which was the most from 47 provinces with the important province with re­ highest incidence rate in Poz­ The country remained rabies­ gard to bat-rabies in 1987. nan (6,9% of rabies cases re­ free. Apart from three cases in corded among foxes in the Limburg in 1988 it can be country), Bydgoszcz (6,8%), stated that bat-rabies seems to Gorzow (6,2%), Szczecin (5,6- 3.20 Romania ROM remain located to the northern %) and Opole (5,6%); and provinces of the Netherlands. rabid cats from 36 provinces by Nicolae Mogos with the highest incidence in Poznan (15,4%); rabid dogs There were 6 rabies cases from 28 provinces; rabid farm registered during •This Quar­ 3.17 Norway NOR animals mostly cattle from 26 ter• - 2 cats, 3 cattle and 1 provinces with the highest fox. by Gudbrand Baltken incidence in Gdansk (27 ,9%) Summary 1989 and in Bydgoszcz (14 ,5%); and The total for 1989 amounted The country including the rabid raccoon dogs from 20 to 23 cases - 7 sheep, 5 cattle, Svalbard Islands remained provinces with the highest 4 cats, 1 dog, 3 foxes and 3 rabies-free. incidence in Olsztyn (25,1 % of not specified wild animals.

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The distribution of cases was One rabies case has been ob­ usually scattered and cases served in the Canton of Neu­ 3.25 Turkey TUR occurred throughout the chatel, close to the French country. border. The remaining 9 were During "This Quarter", 14 7 recorded in northwestern rabies cases were reported . In the eastern from Turkey. There were 144 3.21 Spain SPA part of this area oral vaccina­ cases in domestic animals: 111 tion campaigns had taken dogs, 5 cats, 22 cattle, 3 small by Jose Lui1 de Felipe Gard6n place only until autumn 1987. ruminants, 3 horses and 3 After a few cases in winter cases in wild animals: I wolf, During "This Quarter" the 1988/89, a serious outbreak 2 house mice. There has been mainland and islands of Spain occured during the summer a decrease by 10 cases compa­ remained rabies-free in terre­ months. With two vaccination red to the previous quarter strial animals. campaigns in 1989, the num­ and there were only 2 cases There was one rabid dog re­ ber of cases now seems to be more than during the fourth ported from Melilla, North decreasing. Unfortunately, in quarter 1988. Africa. December 1989 another case In 2 provinces, Istanbul and No case of bat rabies was was recorded in a non-vacci­ Zonguldak, 16 and 14 cases noted. nated part of the Canton of were reported, all other prov­ In 1989, a total of 6 cases Aargau, 15 km from the near­ inces reported less than 10 occurred in Spain: 5 bats on est case in northwestern Swit­ cases. the mainland and I dog in the zerland. In January 1990, an Summary 1989 Spanish part of North Africa. emergency vaccination cam­ The annual figure for 1989 paign took place in the area amounts to 584 cases, thus, concerned. An even larger Turkey continues to report an 3.22 Union of Soviet SSR surface will be vaccinated in annual figure lower than the Socialist Republics spring 1990. previous year starting in 1981 with 2260 cases. No data received. The two episodes have clearly Turkey stands for a country in shown that oral vaccination Europe with typical urban or belts designed to protect dog-mediated rabies: 99% of rabies free areas should be all affected animals in 1989 3.23 Sweden SWE reasonably deep, especially were domestic animals. when there is a high incidence The four provinces mostly of cases in the area bordering The country remained rabies­ affected in 1989 were Istan­ free. the vaccination zone. bul, Izmir, Sakarya and Sam­ sun with 88, 41, 39 and 36 re­ Summary 1989 ported cases respectively. In spite of the epizootic in All other infected provinces northwestern Switzerland with reported less than 30 cases. 3.24 Switzerland SWI it's 41 cases, the country re­ corded only 60 rabid animals 3.26 United Kingdom UNK by Andreaa Kappeler in 1989. This is the lowest number since the appearence by A.D. Hayward During "This Quarter", the of the disease in 1967. Swiss Rabies Center received Since 1979, the year after the 1083 animals for examination. The country remained rabies­ field trials on oral vaccination free during "This Quarter". 10 (0.9%) of these were positi­ of foxes had started, the num­ ve for rabies compared to 29 Surveillance during 3rd and ber of cases per year has been 4th Quarter 1989: (4.7% of 621) in the previous steadily decreasing. quarter and 16 (2.2% of 729) Eight cases of suspected rabies in the fourth quarter of 1988. in native animals were inve­ No bite exposures of humans stigated during the third and 8 cases were observed in fo­ to proven rabid animals were xes, 2 in sheep. 6 bats exami­ fourth quarters of 1989. These recorded in the third quarter involved 4 dogs, 2 foxes, a cat ned with immunofluorescence of 1989. The number of peo­ and i.e.-inoculation into suck­ and a goat. Humans were ple treated for non-bite expo­ bitten or scratched in three of ling mice revealed no rabies sures is not recorded. virus (see also 4.1 of Miscella­ these incidents, in these cases neous Section). and two others, laboratory

10 4th Quarter: October- December 1989 page 11 tests for rabies were negative. All were negative for rabies in stone martens, 1 in a roe­ One of the remaining three virus. deer, and 12 in domestic ani­ cases was resolved after obser­ mals (4 dogs, 4 cats, 1 bovine, vation of the suspect in isola­ Total Investigations 1989: 1 horse, 2 sheep). tion accommodation, and two A) Suspected Rabies Incidents Most of the cases occurred in by the diagnostic inquiry Outside Quarantine (201 cases), followed carried out by veterinary 7 dogs, 4 foxes, 3 cats, 1 goat by (122), Vojvodina staff. A further 74 brains of =Total 15 (23) and Bosnia and Hercego­ animals that died while in Negative results obtained vina (14). quarantine during this period after: were examined with negative i) Laboratory examination While in previous quarters of results. of samples 11 1989 Slovenia registered most ii) Veterinary examination3 of the rabies cases, the disease Bats 1989 iii) Observation in isolation now seems to improve here. Between July and December premises 1 There have been 3 oral vacci­ 1989, 98 bat carcasses were B) Suspected Rabies in Qua­ nation campaigns of foxes presented for rabies tests, this rantine Premises - None. against rabies with the SAD brought the total of bats sub­ C) Examination of Animals Bl9 vaccine produced in Tii­ mitted during 1989 to 152 That Died in Quarantine bingen at the WHO Reference specimens, of which 12 could The brains of 69 dogs, 63 cats, Centre for Rabies Surveillance not be tested because of their 3 meerkats, 2 cynomologus and Research (autumn 1988, condition. The 140 bats tested monkeys and 1 pine marten spring, autumn 1989) which identified as: that died while in quarantine­ now may take its effect. Pipistrellus pipistrellus 66 were examined for rabies with P1ecotus auritus 25 negative results. In 1989 there was a total of Eptesicus serotinus 5 1410 rabies cases, an increase Nyctalus noctula 5 of 10.7% compared to 1988 Myotis natterii 3 3.27 Yugoslavia YUG (1273 cases). Pipistrelle nathusii 2 Myotis daubentoni 1 360 cases of rabies were re­ Myotis mystacinus 1 ported in Yugoslavia during Rhinolophus hipposideros 1 •This Quarter• were in foxes • • • • • Awaiting identification 31 (95% of total), 2 in badgers, 3

Figure: Nrctalu1 noctula / Photo by E .Kulcer

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4. MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES

4.1 Bat Rabies Surveillance in Europe

by Andreaa Kappeler

So far Switzerland was lucky been done over the recent countries, reports and over­ that it had not been struck by years. views published in RABIES bat rabies. Nevertheless, there While preparing for the even­ BULLETIN EUROPE 1985- is considerable concern about tuality of a first bat rabies 1989 and from JUDES 19871 the problem especially among case in Switzerland, we found results in tables I and 2. We bat protectionists, who have that precise information on are aware of the possibility of made enormous efforts to the species and the numbers errors, due to our misinterpre­ polish up the image of bats. of individuals tested for rabies tation of data presented in the The appearance of rabies in so far is scarce at least for references mentioned above these highly endangered mam­ some European countries. The and would highly appreciate mals now threatens to ruin the compilation of all the data any corrections. bat promotion work that has available from the individual

Table 1: Minimum Number of Bats examined for Rabies in Europe, 1954 - 1989 Country Year or Mininun nurber of •.• examined• Hininun nunber of •.. found pos."" Period Species/lndividuals/E.serotinus· Species/Individuals/ E. serotinus

Czechoslovakia 1989 1 1 ? 1 1 ? Denmark 1985 -89 12 1058 663 3 164 160 Fed.Rep.of Germany 1954-84 6 1 6 1 1985-89 1~1>11 419 121 !1>5 39 26 Finland 1985-86 5 183 0 France• 1989 2 2 2 2 2 2 German Dem.Republ ic 1963 1 1 1 1 1985-89 ~I >1 3 1 ~I >1 3 1 Great Britain 1988-89 12 406 16 Netherlands 1987-89 8 1991 350 2 147 135 ? Poland 19n 1 ? 1 ? 1985 ~1>1 1 1 ~1 > 1 1 1 Spain 1985-89 9 93 7 1 7 5 soviet Soc.Rep. 1964, 19n 2 1 2 1 1985 ~1>3 274 0 ~1>3 , 0 Switzerland++ 1967-89 1 262 8 Turkey 1956 1 1 ? 1 0 Yugoslavia 1954 1 3 ? 3 0

Total 23 4705 11n 9 379 333

• The species of (almost) all animals tested Is known/published for the following countries only:Denmark (1 exception). Finland. France, Spain (3 exc.), Switzerland, Turkey, Yugoslavia. •• The species ot all positives Is known/published for: Denmark (1 exception), France, Netherlands (8 exc.), USSR, Turkey. Yugoslavia. + In France 1 case was recorded In September and 1 In October 1989. ++Data for Switzerland Include all animals examined up t o 31/12/89.

1 JOdes,U. 1987. Zum Problem d.Tollwut b.AedermAusen. Myotls 25:4Hi2

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Table 2: Bat Species found positive for Rabies in Europe, 1954 - Sept. 1989

Rhinolophus fernmequinun 1 TUR 1956: 1 Eptesicus serotinus 333 DEN 160, FRA 2, DEU 27, DDR 2, NET 135?,POL 1, SPA 5, SSR 1 Myotis dasycneme 5 DEN 1986: 1, NET 1987,1989: 4 Myotis daubentonii 4 DEN 1986: 2, DEU 1986: 1, SSR 1985: 1 Myotis myotis 1 DEU 1973: 1 Nyctalus noctula 3 YUG 1954: 3 Pipistrellus nathusii 1 DEU 1986: 1 Pipistrellus pipistrellus 2 DEU 1987: 2 Vespertilio murinus 1 SSR 1985: 1 unknown I not published 28 CZE 1, DEN 1, DEU 13, DDR 2, NET 8, POL 1, SPA 2

Table 3 lists all bat species ceives most of the animals entists for further investigati­ that can be found in Switzer­ from bat protectionists. The ons. They, in return, help land, together with the num­ carcasses, as well as animals with species determination. bers of individuals examined. sent in by third parties, are The Swiss Rabies Centre re- always given back to bat sci-

Table 3: Bat Species in Switzerland To know more about Number of Animals examined for Rabies, 1967-1989 the prevalence of the SPECIES• NR. OF ANIMALS EXAMINED IN European bat lyssavirus 1967-84 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 TOTAL in different species and on bat rabies epidemio­ Rhinolophus ferrumequinum Rhinolophus hipposideros logy in general, infor­ Barbastella barbastellus mation exchange is Eptesicus nilsonii 1 1 needed. The availability Eptesicus serotinus 3 2 2 8 of appropriate data will Hypsugo savii (Pipistrellus savii) 2 3 provide invaluable Miniopterus schreibersii arguments for discussi­ Myotis bechsteinii 2 Myotis blythi ons on bat protection Myotis brandtii and will help to avoid Myotis capaccinii unnecessary and unju­ Myotis dasycneme stified control measures Myotis daubentonii 2 3 6 in bat populations. Myotis emarginatus Countries that already Myotis myotis 7 2 9 1 20 face bat rabies will Myotis mystacinus 2 7 2 11 Myot is nat tereri 1 1 certainly agree on that. Nyctalus lasiopterus All the others - like Nyctalus leisleri 2 2 4 Switzerland - will be Nyctalus noctula 5 19 6 5 8 43 very grateful to have Pipistrellus kuhli 2 2 reliable information at Pipistrellus nathulii 8 4 9 8 30 hand, when it's their Pipistrellus pipistrellus 18 7 28 10 64 Pipistrellus spec. 2 2 turn to find a first bat Plecotus auritus 9 3 17 2 32 rabies case. We therefo­ Plecotus austriacus 1 1 2 re suggest, that all cou­ Vespertilio murinus 4 5 ntries contributing to Tadarida tenniotis the Rabies Bulletin unknown 26 26 Europe report on num­ bers and species of bats T 0 T A L 33 2 74 31 82 40 262 examined on a regular . (e.g. yearly) basis. Most of the bats were kindly provided/or determined by (In alphabetical order) J.O.and M. Slant, J.Gebhard, M.Haffner, A.Keller, M.Ruedl, C.Ryser, H.P.Stutz, K.Zblnden and P.Zingg.

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4.2 Imported Human Rabies Case in Yugoslavia

by Milos Petrovic, Pasteur-Institute, , Yugoslavia+)

An eight year old boy died of after the bite. After returning with other symptomatic thera­ rabies at the Clinic for Infec­ to Yugoslavia on 14th of Au­ py. Because of hydrophobia he tious Diseases "Dr. Fran Mi­ gust 1989, first symptoms of was fed by nasal probe. His haljevic" in Zagreb on August rabies appeared on 22nd of condition deteriorated with the 30th, 1989. August 1989. He vomited attacks of aggressivity, hallu­ twice, and had fever and cinations, aero- and hydro­ The boy lived in the commu­ weakness. On 23rd of August phobia in spite of sedation nity of Gracanica in S.R. 1989, he wasn't able to eat and therapy. On 27th of August Bosnia and Herzegovina. Du­ drink complaining of heada­ 1989 after cardiorespiratory ring summer holidays he visi­ che and pain in stomach and arrest he was intubated and ted his father who was tempo­ legs. The signs of aero- and put on artificial respiration rarily working in Tamezgida hydrophobia also appeared on keeping his vital functions in Algeria. On 22nd of July, 24th of August 1989 when he under control until 30th of 1989, the boy was attacked by was taken to the Clinic of August 1989 when he died. a stray dog and scratched over Infectious Diseases in Zagreb the nose and above the eye. with diagnosis of rabies. The post mortem diagnosis of He was taken to the nearest rabies was confirmed in the hospital where he received On admission he got intensive Veterinary Institute in Zagreb antitetanus treatment and antioedema therapy and large by fluorescent antibody tech­ injections of unknown sub­ doses of human rabies immu­ nique (cerebellum, medula stance against purulence for neglobulin (HRIG) intrathe­ oblongata, Amon's horn) as six consecutive days. Antira­ cally and intramuscularly plus well as by the mouse inocula­ bies treatment was not app­ interferon intramuscularly tion test. lied. The dog died six days

+) SOURCE: Data are from the "Case history file" we got in the Clinic for Infectious Diseases "Dr. Fran Mihaljevic" in Zagreb.

4.3 Imported Dog Rabies Case in Italy

by Maria Tollie1 and A. Civardi2

On November 28, 1989, the nesis revealed that the animal induce protection against such sudden death of a dog -a had been regularly vaccina­ rabies virus strains. This hy­ seven years old female Gordon ted for rabies over the years. pothesis, if confirmed, carried Setter- reported in Milan six serious implications, not only days before, was confirmed as The most concerning suspicion because the dog had come into rabies by the Istituto Zoopro­ was that the lack of protection contact with different animals filattico sperimentale of Bre­ by vaccines was due to infec­ (dogs and cats) and people but scia. tion with a virus strain against especially because the day which commonly used rabies before dying had bitten a The case received special vaccines are ineffective: it woman who was not subjected attention not only because of meant that rabies related viru­ to post-exposure treatment the country of origin of the ses, such as the Mokola virus until rabies infection was dog - Ivory Coast- where the for instance, could be present diagnosed in the dog. Never­ animal had lived until last in Ivory Coast as well as in theless once rabies was confir­ summer before being brought other african countries. It has med, post-exposure prophyla­ over to Italy by its owner, but been largely demonstrated that xis was also applied to people especially because the anam- traditional vaccine cannot who might have been exposed

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to the virus. Almost all ani­ disease, took a blood sample virus and referred to as cani­ mals which presumably came for laboratory analysis. The ne biotype (urban or dog­ into contact with the infected latter revealed a normal count mediated rabies). This finding dog, were confined to quaran­ of red and white blood cells. eased the concerns about the tine facilities and all measures possibility, that the dog had of sanitary prophylaxis were Next day the dog suddenly been infected by a rabies strictly adopted in the city of died and was brought to the related virus. Milan to limit any risk of municipal facilities where spreading of the disease. routine check revealed abnor­ Considering the incubation mal presence of saliva. period of rabies, the country The circumstances of the of origin of the dog and the death of the animal and sub­ Regrettably at this time no fact that the latter didn't leave sequent events are described tissue or fluid samples were the city of Milan after its below. taken for post-mortem exami­ arrival in Italy, it is likely that nation except for the beau the animal might have been At the beginning of summer which was sent to the Istituto exposed to rabies virus in the 1989, the dog was imported to Zooprofilattico Sperimen tale Ivory Cost. Italy from the Ivory Coast of Brescia where rabies was accompanied with a regular confirmed by direct immuno­ The question why the dog, sanitary certificate as reque­ fluorescence on brain impres­ despite the repeated vaccinati­ sted by Italian authorities. sions. ons, was not effectively imm­ unized against rabies, remains During the transport the dog Immediatly all health control unresolved. stopped in London and was authorities wee alerted and kept there for a 3 days qua­ especially the central veterina­ This circumstances could be rantine. Once in Italy, at the ry laboratory of Istituto Supe­ partially explained either by end of July, 1989, after being riore di Sanita in Rome where lack of immunological respon­ visited by a veterinarian and the virus was isolated, its se in the animal or by subop­ found in good health, the dog antigenic composition charac­ timal quality or administration was again vaccinated against terized, and further investiga­ of the vaccines. rabies with an inactivated tions carried out. vaccine. However, mice immunized Antigenic characterization of with several commercially The dog was visited for a the virus using a short panel available inactivated rabies routine check by the same of 20 monoclonal antinucleo­ vaccines were satisfactorily veterinarian in September, capsid antibodies specific for protected by an intracerebral 1989, and again for the last rabies and rabies related viru­ challenge with lethal dose of time on November 14, 1989. ses (kindly provided by the the isolated virus which killed In both cases the dog was late Dr.T.J. Wiktor - The I 00% of control animals. found in optimal conditions to Wistar Institute Philadelphia) receive routine vaccinations was performed directly on This episode highlights the respectivelydistemper-hepati­ brain impressions for a rapid stringent need for all territori­ tis, leptospirosis and canine diagnosis. Later on, once the al health institutions to exer­ parvovirus). On November 21, virus was isolated both on NA cise the strictest measures in 1989 the dog started to show and BHK-21 cells after one rabies control; they should vague symptoms of illness and passage adaptation on suckling include always a very cautious was brought to a veterinary mice, the virus was also cha­ approach by laboratory per­ clinic. Here, fever ( 40.1 °C) racterized on cell cultures. sonnel to suspicious cases, and heavy breathing were even if apparent recorded by the veterinarian The virus was shown to be a circumstances might induce who, suspecting a protozoaric wildtype of rabies serotype 1 misleadingly to exclude rabies.

1 lstltuto Superlore dl Sanlta, Lab dl Medlclna Veterlnarla, RomB/Italy 2 l&tlluto Zooproftlattlco Sperlmentale, Brescla/ltaly

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4.4 Foxes adjust to Urban Habitat by Winfried W. MUller

A note in a German hunting exists far longer. increase of bounties to shoot journal refers to the recent foxes, gasing of fox dens, extension of rabies in the Additionally, foxes adjust trapping and poisoning, all north of France - Departe­ more and more to urban areas. measures to reduce fox popu­ ment Yvelines (with Ver­ It is estimated that a fox cou­ lations and thus minimize the sailles) and the area Ile-de­ ple needs normally a basis of risk that rabies spreads, have 2 France. The settlements in the 500 hectares (5 km ) to raise been of little success. There­ vicinity of Paris are often their cubs. In urban areas it fore, it is planned now to single houses near great fo­ has been noted that 5 to 6 control rabies by oral vaccina­ rests. There are many cats, cubs were raised on 30 hect­ tion of foxes against rabies at dogs and at times many ex­ ares. larger scale. cursionists. Authorities fear that people may not judge the In 1987 the total costs for (Taken from: WILD UNO new situation with rabies rabies control in France amo­ HUND, Paul Parey Verlag, adaquately compared to people unted to 187 million French Hamburg, 92, March 1990, p. in areas where the disease Francs. Nevertheless, the 27).

Rabie~ .. Case ,pata ·from E~rope :::-. ·· .·:· are tabulated' o'lfthe following pages ·).. , of Section 5

16 TABLE 1

EUR E U A 0 P E 4/89 A A B I E S C A S E S 1.10.99- 31 . 12.89

LOCATION D 0 M E S T I C A N I M A L S W I L D A N I M A L S HUMAN TOTAL CODE NAME SHEEP TOTAL OTHER TOTAL CASES DOG CAT CATTLE HORSE GOAT OTHERS FOX BADGER MUST EL DEER OTHERS AUT AUSTRIA 3 10 2 1 !5 - 21 !519 13 3!5 22 - !589 610 ~ BEL BELGIUM 2 10 B1 4 23 1 121 104 - 4 3 - 111 232 -::- BUL BULGARIA If 0 0 0 !C) CZE CZECHOSLOVAKIA !5 17 1 - 3 - 26 287 6 9 e 2 312 338 1:: DCA GERMAN DEM. REPUBLIC 2!5 7!5 113 3 113 - 329 554 10 33 !50 2 649 978 ~ DEN DENMARK If 0 0 0 ~.., DEU FED.REP. OF GERMANY 2 25 71 7 36 - 141 639 20 29 57 2 7 47 eee .. FIN FINLAND If 0 0 0 <:::) FRA FRANCE 11 3B ea 12 91 1 241 792 10 24 11 2 839 1080 ('I GRE GREECE If 0 0 0 -0 HUN HUNGARY 12 24 19 - 1 2 58 286 - 2 3 - 291 349 ~.., ICE ICELAND If 0 0 0 IRE IRELAND If 0 0 0 ITA ITALY 1) 1 - - - - - 1 - 1 - -- 1 2 t:::;, LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 2 38 - 4 - 4!5 32 - 2 - - 34 79 NET NETHERLANDS 0 - - - - 4 4 4 ~ NOR NORWAY If 0 0 0 :! POL POLAND 19 71 107 - - 5 202 394 2 12 2!5 61 494 696 ..,~ POR PORTUGAL If 0 0 0 .._ ROM ROMANIA 2 3 5 1 - - 1 6 '0 ------Oo SPA SPAIN 2) 1 - - - - - 1 0 1 '0 SSR SOVIET SOCIAL.REP lflf - - - SWE SWEDEN If 0 0 0 SWI SWITZERLAND + LIECHT --- - 2 - 2 e - --- 8 10 TUR TURKEY 111 5 22 3 3 - 144 - - - - 3 3 147 UNK UNITED KINGDOM If 0 0 0 YUG YUGOSLAVIA 4 4 1 1 2 - 12 342 2 3 1 - 348 360 TOTAL 197 283 546 31 283 9 1349 39!58 64 153 180 76 4431 0 5780

PER CENT 3.4 4.9 9.4 0 .5 4.9 0.2 23.3 68.5 1.1 2.6 3.1 1.3 76. 7 0.0 100.0

'tl If NO CASES. ** NO DATA, 1) 1 DOG IMPORTED FROM IVORY COAST, 2) IN NORTH AFRICA. ~ ~.._ -.J "' -00 ~ : ~ ~ TABLE 2 10;;

EUR E U R 0 P E 1989 R A B I E S C A S E S 1. 1.89 - 31.12.89

LOCATION D 0 M E S T I C A N I M A L S W I L D A N I M A L S HUMAN TOTAL CODE NAME SHEEP TOTAL OTHER TOTAL CASES DOG CAT CATTLE HORSE GOAT OTHERS FOX BADGER MUSTEL DEER OTHERS ~ AUT AUSTRIA 5 34 12 1 7 - 59 1618 68 90 5·1 1 1831 1890 t) BEL BELGIUM 12 33 163 11 75 1 295 520 8 13 6 - 547 842 <:)- BUL BULGARIA 0 0 0 ~- CZE CZECHOSLOVAKIA *1) 20 61 2 8 2 93 1542 13 37 22 5 1619 1 1713 - '""'b::l DDR GERMAN DEM. REPUBLIC 136 251 227 8 259 3 884 2364 50 143 140 15 2712 3596 t: DEN DENMARK 0 - - - - 1 1 1 ..... DEU FED.REP. OF GERMANY 27 78 134 14 107 2 362 2491 78 105 176 15 2865 3227 ~ FIN FINLAND 0 2 - - - 4 6 6 -;::· FRA FRANCE 53 117 198 37 315 4 724 3341 35 80 28 6 3490 4214 GRE GREECE 0 0 0 ~ HUN HUNGARY * 61 79 52 - 8 4 204 840 1 6 8 2 857 1061 0 0 ~ ICE ICELAND 0 ~ IRE IRELAND * 0 0 0 ITA ITALY *2) 1 - -- - - 1 50 4 -- - 54 55 LUX LU XEMBOURG 1 3 56 - 7 - 67 66 1 3 2 - 72 139 ~ NET NETHERLANDS 0 - -- - 22 22 22 ..... 0 0 0 ...... NOR NORWAY V.. POL POLAND * 83 149 160 1 4 7 404 1176 18 51 80 162 1487 1891 POR PORTUGAL * 0 0 0 '-... ROM ROMANIA 1 4 5 - 7 - 17 3 - -- 3 6 23 ~ SPA SPAIN 3) 1 --- - - 1 - -- - 5 5 6 .... SSR SOVIET SOCIAL.REP ** 231 174 547 32 303 24 1311 474 2 7 6 71 560 5 1876 '-... SWE SWEDEN 0 0 0 ...... * '0 SWI SWITZERLAND + LIECHT ---- 2 - 2 56 2 - -- 58 60 Oo TUR TURKEY 439 31 80 11 14 3 578 - - - - 6 6 584 '0 UNK UNITED KINGDOM 0 0 0 YUG YUGOSLAVIA *4) 18 32 10 4 5 2 71 1287 27 11 10 3 1338 1 1410

TOTAL 1089 1046 1646 119 1121 52 5073 15830 307 546 532 321 17536 7 22616

PER CENT 4.8 4.6 7.3 0.5 5.0 0.2 22.4 70.0 1.4 2.4 2.4 1.4 77.5 0.0 100.0 --

* NO CASES, ** NO DATA FOR 3RD AND 4TH QUARTER, 1) HUMAN CASE ACQUIRED IN VIETNAM. 2) 1 DOG IMPORTED FROM IVORY COAST, 3) 1 DOG IN NORTH AFRICA, 4) HUMAN CASE ACQUIRED IN ALGERIA. TABLE 3: RABIES CASE RATES (X TOTAL) FOR INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL SPECIES AND FOR TOTAL CASES OF 10 EUROPEAN COUNTRIES RANKING HIGHEST IN 1989.

EUR E U A 0 P E 1989 1. 1.89 - 31.12.89

LOCATION D 0 M E S T I C A N I M A L S W I L D A N I M A L S HUMAN TOTAL CODE NAME SHEEP TOTAL OTHER TOTAL CASES DOG CAT CATTLE HORSE GOAT OTHERS FOX BADGER MUST EL DEER OTHERS

I~ E U A 0 P E I~ TOTAL RABIES CASES 1 10B9 1 1046 1 1646 1 119 1 1121 1 !52 1 !5073 11!5830 1 307 1 !546 1 !532 1 321 117!536 1 7 122616 ~ ~ PEA CENT INVOLVEMENT I COUNTRY c FAA FRANCE 4.9 11.2 12. 0 31.1 28.1 7.7 14.3 21.1 11.4 14.7 5.3 1.9 19.9 18.6 !::. DDA GERMAN DEM . REPUBLIC 12.!5 24.0 13.8 6.7 23.1 5.B 17.4 14.9 16.3 26.2 26.3 4.7 15.!5 1!5.9 .,~ DEU FED.AEP. OF GERMANY 2.!5 7 . !5 8 . 1 11.8 9.!5 3.B 7.1 15.7 25.4 19.2 33.1 4.7 16.3 1<4. 3 1::::1 POL POLAND 7.6 14.2 9.7 0.8 0.4 13.!5 8.0 7.4 5.9 9.3 1!5 . 0 !50.!5 8.!5 8.4 ~ AUT AUSTRIA 0.5 3.3 0.7 0.8 0 .6 - 1.2 10.2 22.1 16. 5 10.2 0.3 10.4 8.4 ~ ~ SSA SOVIET SOCIALIST REP 21.2 16.6 33. 2 26.9 27.0 46.2 25.8 3 . 0 0.7 1.3 1.1 22.1 3.2 71.4 8.3 ...... '0 Oo CZE CZECHOSLOVAKIA 1.8 5 . 8 0.1 - 0 . 7 3.B 1.8 9.7 4.2 6.B 4.1 1.6 9.2 14.3 7.6 '0 YUG YUGOSLAVIA 1.7 3.1 0 . 6 3 . 4 0.4 3.8 1.4 8 .1 8.8 2.0 1.9 0.9 7 . 6 14.3 6.2 HUN HUNGARY !5 . 6 7.6 3.2 - 0.7 7.7 4.0 !5.3 0.3 1.1 1.!5 0.6 4.9 4.7 BEL BELGIUM 1.1 3.2 9.9 9 . 2 6.7 1.9 !5.8 3.3 2.6 2.4 1.1 - 3.1 3.7 TOTAL FROM 10 COUNTRIES 646 1008 1!50!5 108 1091 49 4407 15653 300 543 !530 280 17306 7 21720

EQUAL X TOTAL 59.3 96. 4 91.4 90 . 8 97 . 3 94.2 86.9 98. 9 97.7 99.5 99.6 87. 2 98.7 100.0 98.0 ------~------

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TABLE 4

EUR E U R 0 P E 4/89 R A B I E S C A S E S 1.10.89- 31.12.89 'OTHER ANIMAL SPECIES' ~ §. LOCATION OTHER DOMESTIC ANIMALS OTHER WILD ANIMALS TOTAL ~· CODE NAME OTH.DOM. DOMEST. RACOON WILD INSECTIV. HOUSE CARNIVO. PIG RABBIT WOLF DOG RACOON BOAR HEDGEHOG BAT HAMSTER MOUSE ....~ ~ BEL BELGIUM - 1 ------1 5• CZE CZECHOSLOVAKIA ------1 -- 1 - 2 ~ ~ DDR GERMAN DEM. REPUBLIC - - - - - 1 1 - - -- 2 '1:::1 (1:1 DEU FED.REP. OF GERMANY ------2 - - -- 2 FRA FRANCE -- 1 - -- - 1 1 -- 3 ~...... HUN HUNGARY - 2 ------2 c...... NET NETHERLANDS - - - 4 4 ------~ POL POLAND 3 2 - - 58 - 2 1 - - - 66 ~ ...... TUR TURKEY 1 2 3 '0 ------Oo '0 TOTAL 3 !5 1 1 58 1 6 2 5 1 2 85

PER CENT 3 . 5 !5 . 9 1.2 1.2 68. 2 1.2 7.1 2 . 4 5.9 1.2 2.4 100.0 4th Quarter: October - December 1989 page 21

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~(1) 1\.J LOCATION D 0 M E S T I C A N I M A L S W I L D A N I M A L S 1\.J HUMAN TOTAL CODE NAME SHEEP TOTAL OTHER TOTAL CASES DOG CAT CATTLE HORSE GOAT OTHERS FOX BADGER MUST EL DEER OTHERS 101 EISENSTADT - STADT 0 1 - - 1 - 2 2 103 EISENSTADT - LAND 0 20 - 1 - - 21 21 104 GUESSING 0 1!5 - - - - 15 1!5 10!5 ..JENNERSDORF 0 2 - - - - 2 2 106 MATTERSBURG 1 1 ---- 2 27 - 1 - - 28 30 107 NEUSIEDL AM SEE 0 2 - - - - 2 2 108 OBERPULLENDORF 0 2 2 2 ~ ' - - -- !::) 109 OBEAWART - 1 - - - - 1 B - - - - 8 9 <:)- 20!5 SANKT VEIT AN DER GL 1 - 1 - 1 - 3 6 - - 1 - 7 10 ~ - 206 SPITTAL AN DER DRAU 0 1 - - - - 1 1 0 5 1 - 6 6 "'b:l 208 VOELKERMARKT - - s::: 209 WOLFSBERG - --- 1 - 1 9 - - - - 9 10 301 KREMS AN DER DONAU-S 0 1 ---- 1 1 -~ 309 GMUEND 1 - - - 3 - 4 7 - 3 - - 10 14 -::· 311 HORN 0 10 - 1 -- 11 11 313 KREMS AN DER DONAU-L 0 20 2 4 -- 26 26 315 MELK - 2 - - -- 2 20 - 7 1 - 28 30 318 NEUNKIRCHEN 0 28 - - - - 28 28 "1::3~ 323 WIENER NEUSTADT-LAND 0 22 - - - - 22 22 (1) 325 ZWETTL - 3 - - -- 3 10 - 5 - - 15 18 404 BRAUNAU AM INN 0 91 - 3 6 - 100 100 406 FREISTADT 0 1 - - -- 1 1 ~ 407 GMUNDEN 0 2 - - -- 2 2 -...... 408 GRIESKIRCHEN 0 3 - -- - 3 3 V.. 409 KIRCHDORF AN DER KRE - - 1 - - - 1 0 1 ...... 411 PERG 0 9 -- - - 9 9 412 RIED IM INNKREIS 0 14 - - - - 14 14 ~ 417 VOECKLA8RUCK 0 59 2 1 !5 - 67 67 ~ ...... 418 WELS-LAND 0 2 --- - 2 2 ...... 503 SALZBURG-LAND 2 - - 2 39 3 1 3 46 48 '0 - - - - Oo 505 TAMSWEG 0 1 - - - - 1 1 '0 602 BRUCK AN DER MUR 0 7 - - - - 7 7 605 FUERSTENFELD 0 2 - - -- 2 2 606 GRAZ-LAND 0 2 - - - - 2 2 607 HARTBEAG 0 B - 2 -- 10 10 611 LEOBEN 0 1 - - - - 1 1 612 LIEZEN 0 6 1 1 - - 8 8 613 MUERZZUSCHLAG 0 37 2 3 4 - 46 46 614 MURAU 0 1 --- - 1 1 615 RADKERSBURG 0 2 -- - - 2 2 616 VOITSBEAG 0 1 - - -- 1 1 617 WEIZ - 1 - 1 -- 2 15 2 2 1 - 20 22 TOTAL 3 10 2 1 5 0 21 519 13 35 22 0 589 0 610

PER CENT 0 . 5 1.6 0 . 3 0 . 2 0 . 8 0 . 0 3 . 4 85. 1 2.1 5 . 7 3.6 0 . 0 96.6 0.0 100 . 0 R A 8 I E 9 C A 9 E 9 1.10.89- 31 . 12.89

LOCATION D 0 M E 9 T I C A N I M A L 9 N I L D A N I M A L S HUMAN TOTAL CODE NAME SHEEP TOTAL OTHER TOTAL CASES DOS CAT CATTLE HORSE BOAT OTHERS FOX BADGER MUST EL DEER OTHERS

BEL 8 E L G I U M l+i HAINHAUT 0 1 - --- 1 1 ~ LS LIESE 2 3 30 1 12 1 -49 -42 - 1 2 - -4!5 9-4 -::s- LX LUXEMBOURG - 6 -46 2 u - 6!5 !59 - 3 1 - 63 128 IC) NA NAMUR - 1 !5 1 - - 7 2 - - - - 2 9 ;:: ~ TOTAL 2 10 81 ... 23 1 121 10-4 0 ... 3 0 1U 0 232 -.~. PER CENT 0.9 -4.3 3-4 . 9 1.7 9.9 0 .-4 !52. 2 .c.c.a 0 . 0 1.7 1.3 0.0 -47.8 0.0 100. 0 ~ LUX L U X E M 8 0 U R G ~ 02 CAPELLEN - - -- 1 - 1 1 --- - 1 2 0!5 MERSCH 0 1 - -- - 1 1 ~ 06 CLERVAUX 1 - 23 - 2 - 26 u - -- - u 37 11) 07 DIEKIRCH - - 1 --- 1 1 --- - 1 2 ~ 08 REDANGE 1 1 !5 1 6 7 ~ ------c:)o 09 NILTZ - 2 1-4 -- - 16 10 - 1 - - u 27 ..,11) 12 GREVENMACHER 0 1 - -- - 1 1 ...... 13 REMICH 0 2 - - - - 2 2 '0 Oo TOTAL 1 2 38 0 ... 0 -4!5 32 0 2 0 0 3-4 0 79 '0

PER CENT 1.3 2.!5 -48 . 1 0.0 !5 . 1 0.0 !57.0 -40.!5 0.0 2.!5 0.0 0.0 -43.0 0 . 0 100.0

NET N E T H E R L A N D S 01 DRENTHE 0 - - - - 1 1 1 07 NOORD-HOLLAND 0 -- -- 3 3 3 TOTAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ...... 0 ... - 'l::s ~n:. IV \.>) Nu.. IV "c:l J:>. ~ ' ~ I ~ I ~

CZE C Z E C H 0 S L 0 V A K I A R A B I E S C A S E S 1.10.89- 31.12.B9 ~ ~ LOCATION D 0 M E S T I C A N I M A L S W I L D A N I M A L S <:::!- HUMAN TOTAL ~· CODE NAME SHEEP TOTAL OTHER TOTAL CASES DOG CAT CATTLE HORSE GOAT OTHERS FOX BADGER MUST EL DEER OTHERS s::b:l 00 DISTRICT OF PRAGUE 0 0 0 - 01 CENTRAL BOHEMIA - 1 -- -- 1 18 - 1 - 1 20 21 ::-"' · 02 SOUTH BOHEMIA 0 9 - 1 - - 10 10 03 WEST BOHEMIA - e -- -- e ee - 4 2 - 61 66 ~.... 04 NORTH BOHEMIA 0 38 1 - - - 39 39 0 Oe EAST BOHEMIA 0 29 1 - - - 30 30 ~ 06 SOUTH MORAVIA - 2 - - 1 - 3 46 2 - 3 - !51 54 07 NORTH MORAVIA 2 1 -- 1 - 4 29 - 3 3 - 3!5 39 ~ 0 CZECH SOCIALIST REPUBL 2 9 -- 2 - 13 224 4 9 8 1 246 2e9 -...... 10 DISTRICT OF BRATISLAV 0 1 -- -- 1 1 ~ 11 WEST SLOVAKIA - 1 - - 1 - 2 16 - - - 1 17 19 12 CENTRAL SLOVAKIA 3 !5 -- -- 8 29 2 - - - 31 39 13 EAST SLOVAKIA 2 1 3 17 17 20 ""'~ ------~ 1 SLOVAC SOCIALIST REPUB 3 8 1 1 13 63 2 1 66 79 ...... - - - - '0 ""'Oo TOTAL e 17 1 0 3 0 26 287 6 9 8 2 312 0 338 '0

PER CENT 1.e e.o 0.3 0.0 0.9 o.o 7.7 84 . 9 1.8 2.7 2 . 4 0.6 92.3 0.0 100.0 ------L___ COR GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC R A B I E S C A S E S 1 . 10.89- 31.12.89

LOCATION D 0 M E S T I C A N I M A L S W I L 0 A N I M A L S ~ HUMAN TOTAL -:to CODE NAME SHEEP TOTAL OTHER TOTAL CASES !C;) DOG CAT CATTLE HORSE GOAT OTHERS FOX BADGER MUST EL DEER OTHERS § ;::t 01 HAUPTST ADT BERLIN 0 - - 1 !5 - 8 8 ...('\) 02 COTTBUS 2 !5 10 - !5 - 22 - 3 2 - .9 71 .. 03 DRESDEN 2 10 1!5 2 a• - 93 8!5•• 2 2 7 - 78 181it ~ o• ERFURT 1 1 2 - 3 - 7 30 1 3 u - •e !52 ~ 0!5 FRANKFURT/DOER - 3 2 -- - !5 22 - 2 3 1 28 33 <:) 08 6ERA -- - - 2 - 2 u - - -- u 13 ...~ 07 HALLE 3 19 !5 - 1 - 28 82 1 3 7 - 73 101 08 KARL-MARX-STADT - 8 3 - 22 - 33 •8 1 1 - e• 87 09 LEIPZIG 15 9 - 1 - 19 30 - •- 1 - 31 !50 10 MA6DEBUR6 •2 3 u 1 1 - 18 !59 - 3 2 - 8• 82 11 NEUBRANDENBUR6 1 2 -- - - 3 u - 3 - - 1. 17 ::1~ 12 POTSDAM 15 12 30 - 3 - !50 83 2 2 3 - 70 120 13 ROSTOCK 1 - - - - !5 23 2 - 3 1 29 a• ~ 1• SCHWERIN 3 7 21• - - 3!5 41 1 !5 3 - !50 815 ...... 1!5 SUHL. 1 1 7• 9 4!5 2 2 !58 '0 - - - - - •a Oo '0 TOTAL 2!5 7!5 U3 3 U3 0 329 ee• 10 33 !50 2 8•9 0 978 PER CENT 2.6 7.7 U.6 0.3 u.e 0.0 33. 8 !58.8 1.0 3 .• !5.1 0 . 2 ea.• 0.0 100.0 ~- ----

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DEU FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY R A B I E S C A S E S 1 . 10.89- 31.12.89

i LOCATION D 0 M E S T I C A N I M A L S W I L D A N I M A L S HUMAN TOTAL CODE NAME SHEEP TOTAL OTHER TOTAL CASES DOG CAT CATTLE HORSE GOAT OTHERS FOX BADGER MUSTEL DEER OTHERS

~ 010 SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN 0 0 0 1:) 020 HAMBURG 0 0 0 <:)- 031 BRAUNSCHWEIG -- 2 1 -- 3 7 - 1 -- 8 11 ~ · 032 HANNOVER 1 1 3 3 4 ------b::l 033 LUENEBURG 0 0 0 $::: 034 WESER-EMS 0 0 0 ..... 040 BREMEN 0 0 0 11:> 0e1 DUESSELDORF 0 0 0 -;;;· Oe3 KOELN 0 1 ---- 1 1 oee MUENSTER 0 0 0 ~.., oe7 OETMOLO - - - - 1 - 1 4 -- - - 4 e 0 Oe9 ARNSBERG 1 - - - - - 1 e - - - - e 6 "1:::1 061 DARMSTADT - 4 1e 2 10 - 31 tee 8 7 28 1 229 260 11:> 062 KASSEL - 8 26 2 7 - 43 112 5 9 11 1 138 181 071 KOBLENZ 3 3 1e 1 1 17 20 -.::: ------0 072 TRIER -- 2 - - - 2 9 -- - - 9 u ..... 073 RHEINHESSEN-PFALZ - 4 -- 2 - 6 93 - 1 3 - 97 103 ...... 081 STUTTGART - 4 2 1 8 - 1e 103 4 e 7 - 119 134 V.. 082 KARLSRUHE - - 2 - - - 2 7 -- - - 7 9 ...... 083 FREIBURG 0 4 2 -- - 6 6 084 TUEBINGEN 0 8 -- - 8 8 ~ - ~ 091 OBERBAYERN 0 1 ---- 1 1 ...... 092 NIEDERBAYERN 2 2 1 1 3 ...... ------'0 093 OBERPFALZ 0 4 ---- 4 4 Oo 094 OBERFRANKEN 0 4 ---- 4 4 '0 09e MITTELFRANKEN - 1 - - - - 1 20 - 1 - - 21 22 096 UNTERFRANKEN 1 1 1 - 2 - !5 16 -- 3 - 19 24 097 SCHWABEN - 1 11 - 1 - 13 18 - 3 - - 21 34 100 SAARLAND - 2 e - e - 12 19 - 2 4 - 2e 37 110 BERLIN (WEST) 0 0 0

TOTAL 2 2e 71 7 36 0 141 639 20 29 e7 2 747 0 888 '

PER CENT 0 . 2 2.8 8 . 0 0 . 8 4.1 0 . 0 1e. 9 72.0 2.3 3.3 6.4 0.2 84 . 1 0.0 100.0 ! FRA F R A N C E R A B I E S C A S E S 1.10.99- 31.12.89

LOCATION D 0 M E S T I C A N I M A L S H I L D A N I M A L S HUMAN TOTAL CODE NAME SHEEP TOTAL OTHER TOTAL CASES DOG CAT CATTLE HORSE GOAT OTHERS FOX BADGER MUSTEL DEER OTHERS 01 AIN 0 ... - - -- ...... ~ 02 AISNE - - - - 2 - 2 20 - - -- 20 22 -;:so 03 ALLIER 0 3 - - - - 3 3 · !C) 08 ARDENNES - - e -- - e 36 - - - - 36 41 ~ 10 AUBE 0 18 - 1 - - 19 19 ~ 21 COTE D•oR 2 7 6 1 1 - 17 27 - - - - 27 -44 2!5 DOUBS - 1 3 - 3 - 7 4!5 3 1 1 - !50 !57 ~ 39 .JURA 1 - 2 -- - 3 32 - 1 -- 33 36 c !51 MARNE 0 34 3 1 -- 38 38 !"' !52 MARNE (HA UT E) 1 ... 1 1 2 - 9 13 1 - -- 14 23 -c !5-4 MEURTHE ET MOSELLE 2 6 9 - 7 - 24 34 - 3 - 2 39 63 ~.., !5!5 MEUSE - 3 13 2 e - 23 32 - 6 4 - -42 6!5 !57 MOSELLE - 2 7 - u - 20 -46 - 1 2 - -49 69 !58 NIEVRE - - 3 - u - 14 133 - 2 1 - 136 1!50 l::::l 60 OISE 3 3 9 3 28 - 46 se 2 2 1 - 70 us 87 RHIN (BAS) - - 2 1 -- 3 8 - - - - 8 u ~ 68 RHIN (HAUT) ::! - 2 - -- - 2 10 - - - - 10 12 <:;)- 70 SAONE (HA UT E) - 1 1 - - - 2 u - 1 - - 12 1-4 ~ 71 SAONE ET LOIRE - 2 14 - 9 - 2!5 -41 - 1 1 - -43 68 ...... 76 SEINE MARITIME 1 - 8 1 !5 1 16 48 1 - - - 49 6!5 '0 77 SEINE ET MARNE 0 -48 -48 Oo - - - - -48 '0 78 YVELINES 0 1 - -- - 1 1 80 SOMME - - 1 1 -- 2 u - - - - u 13 88 VOSGES - 6 3 1 3 - 13 -4!5 - ... - - 49 82 89 YONNE - 1 1 1 ... - 7 27 - - 1 - 28 3e 99 NO LOCATION 1 - - - - - 1 0 1 TOTAL u 38 88 12 91 1 2-41 792 10 2-4 u 2 839 0 1080

PER CENT 1.0 3 . !5 8 . 1 1.1 8 . -4 0 . 1 22.3 73.3 0 . 9 2.2 1.0 0.2 77.7 0.0 100.0 ----

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HUN H U N 6 A R Y R A B I E S C A S E S 1.10.89- 31.12.89

LOCATION D 0 M E S T I C A N I M A L S W I L D ANIMALS I ~ 11:) HUMAN TOTAL I ,1:)- CODE NAME SHEEP TOTAL OTHER TOTAL CASES ''~- · DOG CAT CATTLE HORSE GOAT OTHERS FOX BADGER MUST EL DEER OTHERS l'"'b;l 01 0 2 --- - 2 2 E. 02 BARANYA 2 1 2 --- !5 18 -- 1 - 19 24 -~ 03 BACS-KISKUN 2 2 4 -- 1 9 20 - - -- 20 29 -;:· 04 BEKES 0 3 -- - - 3 3 0!5 BORSOD-ABAU~-ZEMPLEN 2 2 - - -- 4 2!5 - - -- 2!5 29 ~ 06 CSONGRAD - 2 2 - -- 4 9 -- - - 9 13 cs 07 FE~ER - 2 3 - - 1 6 2!5 - - -- 2!5 31 08 GYOER-SOPRON 0 7 ---- 7 7 ~ 09 HA~DU-BIHAR - 4 1 - - - !5 !5 --- - !5 10 10 HEVES - 1 1 --- 2 8 - - 1 - 9 11 ;;: 11 KOMAROM - 1 - --- 1 17 - -- - 17 18 12 NOGRAO 3 3 7 7 10 ..... ------~.,.. 13 PEST 2 2 - - - - 4 20 -- - - 20 24 14 SOMOGY 2 1 2 - 1 - 6 42 -- 1 - 43 49 ' 1!5 SZABOLCS-SZATMAR 1 -- - -- 1 1 - - -- 1 2 I ""'~ 16 SZOLNOK 0 6 - - -- 6 6 ...... 17 TOLNA 1 2 3 - -- 6 17 --- - 17 23 18 VAS - - 1 - - - 1 2!5 ---- 2!5 26 ..... 19 VESZPREM 1 13 2 '0 - - --- 1 - - - 1!5 16 ""'Oo 16 20 ZALA 0 - - - - 16 16 ! '0 TOTAL 12 24 19 0 1 2 !58 286 0 2 3 0 291 0 349

PER CENT 3.4 6.9 !5.4 0.0 0.3 0.6 16.6 81.9 0 . 0 0.6 0.9 0 . 0 83.4 0.0 100.0 R A B I E S C A S E S 1.10.88- 31.12.88

LOCATION D 0 M E S T I C A N I M A L S M I L D A N I M A L S HUMAN TOTAL CODE NAME SHEEP TOTAL OTHER TOTAL CASES DOG CAT CATTLE HORSE GOAT OTHERS FOX BADGER MUST EL DEER OTHERS

ITA I T A L Y 20 MILANO 1) 1 - -- - - 1 0 1 3~ TRIESTE E GORIZIA 0 - 1 -- - 1 1 TOTAL 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 -~""' ROM R 0 M A N I A 10 t: I:).... 0~ BACAU - 1 - - - - 1 0 1 07 BOTOSANI - - 1 --- 1 0 1 ~ 08 BRASOV - - 2 - -- 2 0 2 22 HUNEOOARA 1 --- 1 1 1 2 0 ------n TOTAL 0 2 3 0 0 0 !5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 IS &. 11).... SPA 9 P A I N 0 11) !12 MELILLA 2>1 1 I - I - I - I - I - I 1 I I I I I I o I I 1 ~ ~ c::J- SWI SNITZERLANO AND LIECHTENSTEIN 11)...... _ 01 AARBAU 0 1 1 1 '0 -- - - Oo 0!5 BASEL-LANO - - - - 2 - 2 !I -- -- !5 7 '0 08 BERN 0 1 - - -- 1 1 12 NEUCHATEL 0 1 - - -- 1 1 TOTAL 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 8 0 0 0 0 8 0 10

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10 SR BOSNA I HERCEGOVIN - - 1 -- - 1 13 - - -- 13 1~ 30 SA HRVATSKA 3 2 - 1 2 - 8 191 - 1 1 - 193 201 !50 SA SLOVENI..JA 1 1 ---- 2 116 2 2 - - 120 122 61 SAP VO..JVOOINA 1 1 22 22 23 ------~

TOTAL ~ ~ 1 0 3~2 ~ 1 2 12 2 3 1 0 3<48 0 360 11) N \C) "-> PER CENT 1.1 1.1 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.0 3.3 9!5.0 0 . 6 0 . 8 0 . 3 0.0 96. 7 0 . 0 100.0 i '0

1) IMPORTED FROM IVORY COAST. 2) IN NORTH AFRICA. w 0 '1:::1 POL P 0 L A N D R A 8 I E S C A S E S 1.10.89 - 31.12.89 ~t1) V... LOCATION D 0 M E S T I C A N I M A L S W I L D A N I M A L S <::::> HUMAN TOTAL CODE NAME SHEEP TOTAL OTHER TOTAL CASES DOS CAT CATTLE HORSE BOAT OTHERS FOX BADGER MUST EL DEER OTHERS 01 WARSZAWA 1 - - -- - 1 13 - - 1 - 14 1!5 0!5 BIALYSTOK 0 1 - -- 1 2 2 09 BYDGOSZCZ 2 !5 20 -- - 27 38 - - 1 8 43 70 13 CIECHANOW 0 2 - - - - 2 2 1!5 CZESTOCHOWA 0 !5 - - 1 1 7 7 17 ELBLAG 0 - - -- 1 1 1 :;, 19 GDANSK - 1 2!5 -- 2 28 11 - 2 - 8 19 47 1:) 21 GORZOW 10 10 18 2 20 30 1:)------~ · 23 .JELENIA GORA - - 1 - - - 1 4 - - - - 4 !5 c., 2!5 KALISZ - 2 -- - - 2 4 - - 1 - !5 7 b:l 27 KATOWICE - 1 --- 3 4 19 - 1 3 - 23 27 s::: 29 KIELCE 1 - -- -- 1 4 -- 4 !5 - - -~ 31 KONIN 1 4 4 - - - 9 11 - - 2 2 1!5 24 - 33 KOSZALIN 1 1 1 -- - 3 21 - - 2 3 26 29 ::· 3!5 KRAKOW - 1 --- - 1 21 1 - - - 22 23 39 LEGNICA 1 1 9 9 10 ~ ------~ 41 LESZNO 2 3 !5 10 1 11 16 0 ------'1:::1 43 LUBLIN 1 ----- 1 0 1 t1) 47 LODZ - 1 ---- 1 1 - --- 1 2 !51 OLSZTYN 2 7 11 - - - 20 B 1 -- 12 21 41 !53 OPOLE 1 3 - --- 4 16 - - 1 - 17 21 ~ !5!5 OSTROLEKA - 1 - - - - 1 2 - -- - 2 3 !57 PILA 1 1 9 2 12 -.... ------11 V... !59 PIOTRKOW TRYB 1 - 3 - - - 4 3 - -- - 3 7 "-.... 61 PLOCK - 1 1 - - - 2 2 --- - 2 4 63 POZNAN - 12 ---- 12 3!5 - 2 3 !5 4!5 !57 ~ 6!5 PRZEMYSL - - 2 - - - 2 7 - -- - 7 9 ~ 67 RADOM 0 4 - - - - 4 4 "-...... 71 SIEDLCE 3 - !5 - - - 8 1!5 - -- - 1!5 23 '0 73 SIERADZ 0 1 - -- 1 2 2 Oo 7!5 SKIERNIEWICE 0 1 - - - - 1 1 '0 77 SLUPSK - 1 - - - - 1 9 - -- 2 11 12 79 SUWALKI - - 3 --- 3 4 - 1 - 10 1!5 18 81 SZCZECIN 2 2 3 - - - 7 29 - 1 3 3 36 43 83 TARNOBRZEG 1 16 - - -- 17 0 17 87 TORUN - 2 9 - - - 11 !5 - 2 - 6 13 24 89 WALBRZYCH - 2 3 - - - !5 7 - - 1 - 8 13 91 WLOCLAWEK - - 1 -- - 1 6 - - - - 6 7 93 WROCLAW - - 3 - - - 3 27 - 1 - 2 30 33 9!5 ZAMOSC - 1 --- - 1 3 - - 2 - !5 6 97 ZIELONA GORA - 3 1 -- - 4 11 - 1 - - 12 16 TOTAL 19 71 107 0 0 !5 202 394 2 12 2!5 61 494 0 696

PER CENT 2.7 10.2 1!5.4 0 . 0 0 . 0 0 . 7 29. 0 !58.6 0 . 3 1.7 3 . 6 8.8 71.0 0.0 100 . 0 TUR T U A K E Y A A 8 I E 8 C A 8 E 8 1.10. 88- 31.12.88

LOCATION D 0 M E 8 T I C A N I M A L 8 M I L D A N I M A L 8 HUMAN TOTAL CODE NAME SHEEP TOTAL OTHER TOTAL CASES DOQ CAT CATTLE HORSE GOAT OTHERS FOX BADGER MUST EL DEER OTHERS 001 ADANA 1 - - - -- 1 0 1 003 AFYON - 1 - --- 1 0 1 00.. AGRI - 1 - - - - 1 0 1 008 ANKARA !5 -- - - - !5 0 !5 007 ANTALYA 1 - - 1 -- 2 0 2 009 AYDIN 1 -- - - - 1 0 1 010 BALIKEBIR !5 - - - -- !5 0 !5 011 BILECIK 1 1 2 0 2 - - - - ""'~ 01.. BOLU 1 - - 1 0 1 - -- - g !<:::> 018 BURSA 7 - - - 2 - 9 0 s;: 019 CORUM 1 - - - - - 1 0 1 $:) 020 DENIZLI 3 3 3 .... --- - - 0 (1) 022 EDIRNE 2 -- -- - 2 0 2 -:" 025 ERZURUM 1 1 - - -- 2 -- - - 1 1 3 028 ESKISEHIR 1 1 0 1 C) - - --- (") 027 6AZIANTEP 8 1 9 0 9 - -- - <::> 028 6IRESUN 2 - --- - 2 0 2 -o­ 031 HATAY 2 - - -- - 2 0 2 Il).... 033 ICEL 1 - - - - - 1 0 1 03.. ISTANBUL 1!5 - 1 -- - 18 0 18 t;:, 03!5 IZMIR 8 - 1 - - - 7 0 7 (1) 038 KARS (") 2 - - - -- 2 0 2 (1) 037 KASTAMONU 1 -- 1 - - 2 - --- 1 1 3 2i 038 KAYSERI 2 - 1 - -- 3 0 3 ~ 039 KIRKLARELI 1 -- --- 1 0 1 .... 0 ..0 KIRSEHIR 1 - 1 0 1 ~ - - - - '0 0 .. 1 KOCAELI 2 - 2 -- - .. 0 .. Oo 0 .. 2 KONYA .. - - - 1 - !5 0 !5 '0 0 ..3 KUETAHYA 3 - - - -- 3 0 3 0 ..!5 MANISA 0 - - - - 1 1 1 0 ..8 KAHRAMAN MARAS 2 - 1 -- - 3 0 3 0!51 NIBDE 2 - - - - - 2 0 2 0!52 OROU 3 - 2 - - - !5 0 !5 0!5 .. SAKARYA !5 - 2 -- - 7 0 7 0!5!5 SAMSUN 7 -- 1 - - 8 0 8 0!57 SINOP .. 1 2 - - - 7 0 7 0!58 SIVAS 1 - - --- 1 0 1 080 TOKAT 1 -- - -- 1 0 1 083 URFA 1 - - - - - 1 0 1 087 ZONGULDAK 7 1 8 I --- 1 .. 0 1.. '1:::1 TOTAL Ut e 22 3 3 0 1 .... 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 1 ..7 ~ w (1) V.. PER CENT 7!5.!5 3 ... 1!5 . 0 2 . 0 2.0 0.0 98. 0 0 . 0 0 . 0 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 100.0 ~

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6. List of Contributors

Auatria AUT France FRA Norway NOR Switserland SWI Dr. W . Schuller Dr. J . Blancou Dr. G. Bakken Dr. R . Zanoni Dr. H. Schnabl Centre d 'Etudea sur la Rage Royal Norwegian Ministry of A . Kappeler Bundesanstalt CUr de Nancy Agriculture Vet .Bacteriological Institute Tierseuchenbekampfung Department of Veterinary University of Berne Greece GRE Services BdPwn BEL Dr. A. Saravanos T=key TUR Dr. J . Tambeur Dr. E. Tsaglas Poland POL Dr. E . Istanbulluoglu Ministere de !'Agriculture Ministry of Agriculture Dr. Jan Kolas~ Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Rural Affairs Bulgaria BUL Hungary HUN Dr. Danuta Serokova Dr. N.T. Belev Dr. A. Gl6~ik National Institute of Hygie- Ministere de !'Agriculture Dr. .Laulo Koltai ne Union of Soviet SSR Ministry of Agriculture Socialiat Republic.a Csecha.lovakia CZE Portugal POR (European part only) Dr. M . Olach Iceland ICL Dr.C.A.M.de Andrade Fon- Dr. J. Neumann Dr. P~ll A . P~lson tea Prof. G .F. Koromyslov Federal Ministry of Chief Veterinary Officer Direccao- Geral da P ecuaria The Kovalenko All-Union Agriculture and Food Institute of Experimental Ireland IRE Veterinary Medicine,Moscow Denmark DEN Dr. P .J . O'Connor Romania ROM Dr. E . Stougaard Dr. J . Moynagh Dr. N. Mogos Prof. B.L. Cherkasskiy Veterinaerdirektoratet Department of Agriculture Ministere de !'Agriculture Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, Ministry of Germany, DDR Italy ITA Public Health, Moscow Democratic Republic Dr. S. Prosperi Spain SPA Dr. K .-H. Lebentrau Istituto di Malatti Infettive Dr. J .A. Garrido Peree United Kingdom UNK Ministerium CUr Univ. degli Studi di Bologna Ministerio de Sanidad y Dr. K.C. Meldrum Gesundheitewesen Consumo Dr. A .D. Hayward Luxembollrl' LUX Ministry of Agriculture, Germany, DEU Dr. J . Kremer Dr. C. Escribano Mora Fisheries and Food Federal Republic Ministere de !'Agriculture Miniaterio de Agricultura, WHO Collaborating Centre Pesca y Alimentation Yuga.Javia YUG for Rabies Surveillance and Netherlands NET Dr. M. Radovanovic Research, Tilbingen Dr. J .H.M. Nieuwenhuijs Sweden SWE Fed. Committee Agriculture Ministry of Welfare, Health Dr. B . Nordblom Finland FIN and Cultural Affairs National Board of Agricul­ Dr. Milos Petrovic Dr. R . Berger Dr. J .A. Smak ture Pasteur Institute, Novi Sad Dr. Saara Reinius Veterinary Service Veterinary and Animal Pro­ Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Agriculture and duction Department Forestry Fisheries

32 WHO Coli. Centre Rabies Cases Turkey Tuebingen I DEU l.th Quarter 1989

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Rabtes Cases Eu rope t.th Quart er 1989

5780 cases reported

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