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Rabies Bulletin Europe RABIES BULLETIN EUROPE Volume 22/No 1 Quarter 1 1998 Contents Page 1. Introduction 3 2. Summary of Rabies in Europe 3-4 3. Rabies in Individual Countries 4-8 4. Miscellaneous Article 4.1 Global timely access to country related data on rabies diagnosis, prevention and control 9-11 5. Rabies Case Data Europe 5.1 Table 5.1 : 1. Quarter 1998 12 5.2 Table 5.2: Other Animal Species, 1. Quarter 1998 13 5.3 Tables: Individual Countries, 1. Quarter 1998 14-23 6. Ust of Contributors 24 7. Annexes Map of Rabies Cases In Russia, 1. Quarter 1998 Annex 1 Map of Rabies Cases In Turkey, 1. Quarter 1998 Annex 2 Map of Rabies Cases In Europe, 1. Quarter 1998 Annex 3 The Rabies Bulletin Europe has been compiled and edited by the WHO Collaborating Centre for Rabies Surveillance & Research at the Federal Research Centre for Virus Diseases of Animals Postfach (P.O.Box) 1149 D-72001 Tiibingen Federal Republic of Germany Dr. W.W. Muller Phone (0)-7071-967-210 Dr. J.H. Cox Phone (0)-7071-967-226 K.-P. Hohnsbeen, Data Proce&&ing Fax (0)-7071-967-303 e-mail WHO-RABIF.SiiYl'UE. BFAV.DE page2 Rabies Bulletin Europe- Vol 22/No 111998 The.Rabies Bulletin Europe is sponsored by the World Health Organization, Geneva, and the International Office of Epizootics, Paris Gratefully acknowledged is the financial support of the WHO Collaborating Centre by the Bundesministerium fur Gesundheit · Bono - Bad Godesberg 2 1st Quarter: January -March 1998 page 3 1. INTRODUCTION This BULLETIN des­ gularly yet. However, their con­ follows practical considerations, cribes the repoa1ed a·abies cases tribution is expected. not alphabetical ones. in Europe for the First Quru1er In the Miscellaneous SECTION 6 lists the 1998, subsequently referred to SECTION ( 4) under 4.1 an arti­ official cont.-ibutors to the as "This Quarter". cle is presented on a new global BULLETIN. In SECTION 2 a s~ rabies surveillance system cal­ The geographical mary of the rabies situation in led RABNET to be established distribution of rabies cases in general is given. in the internet. Europe of the First Quru1er SECTION 3 (3.1-3.38) The rabies case data are 1998 is shown on maps of the reflects the situation for indivi­ tabulated for the First Quru1er Russian Federation, Turkey and dual countries. Unfortunately, 1998 in SECTION 5. The arran­ Europe in the ANNEX. not all countries report re- gement of countries 2. SUMMARY OF RABIES IN EUROPE During "Tflis Quarter", countries. Europe by 289 compared to the 1711 rabies cases were reported For the countries with previous quarter and an increase in Europe. Of these 1196 were fox-mediated a·abies there is by 128 cases compared to the in wild animals and 515 m usually an increase of rabies first quarter 1997. domestic animals. cases expected during the first Turkey, the only country Of the 1196 cases in quarter of a year when in Europe following the pattern wild animals, 1083 were foxes, compared to the last quarter of of dog-meditated rabies and not 37 raccoon dogs, 1 jackal, 1 the previous year; the reason showing obvious seasonality lynx, 5 badgers, 5 stone being the increased contact rate recorded 34 cases during "This martens, 7 pine martens, 2 in the mating season of the fo x. Quarter" compared to 33 in the polecats, 6 raccoons, 6 roe deer, However, this pattern is previous one. 1 other cervidae, 1 wild boar, 3 interfered with due to oral There was 1 bat rabies bats, 34 other wild animals and, vaccination. Therefore, "Tflis case each in Denmark, France and 4 unspecified animals. Of Quarter" is a mixture of and the Netherlands. Because of the 515 domestic animals, 221 countries following the above the distinct epidemiological were dogs, 124 cats, 9 horses, pattern, practicing oral features of the disease, the cases 112 bovines, 47 sheep, and 2 vaccination successfully or are marked in a different colour other domesticated animals. experiencing set-backs. in the map of the ANNEX. There were no human Generally, the tendency Rabies-free countries in cases reported "Tflis Quarter". continues: the western countries Europe were: Albania, Finland, The above data are practicing oral vaccination Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, presented in TABLES 5.1 and longest have the most improved Norway, Portugal, the mainland 5.2 of SECTION 5 and in the rabies situation. Overall, there and islands of Spain, Sweden TABLES of the individual was an increase of cases in and Macedonia. 3 page 4 Rabies Bulletin Europe- Vo/22/No 111998 There were no cases in Ireland, but the last indigenously The status of the coun­ Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzer- acquired case (terrestrial or bat) tries with data supplied irregu­ land and the United Kingdom of was less than two years ago. larly cannot be judged. Britain and Northern 3. RABIES IN INDIVIDUAL COUNTRIES of Croatia, 27 cases less than 3.1 Albania ALB 3.5 Bulgalia BUL during the same quarter of 1997 ~~----~~~~--------~~ ~------------~~-~~------------- and 20 cases more than in the by K. Berxholi by L. Lavchev previous quarter. Of the total 136 cases were in foxes The country remained During "This Quarter", (92.5%), 4 in other wild animals rabies-free. four cases of rabies were (I jackal, 1 wild boar, 2 reported from Bulgaria, 3 in the martens) and 7 in domestic province ofVratza and 1 in the animals (4 cats, 2 dogs, 1 3.2 Aust1ia AUT province of Pleven, all in the sheep). north ofthe country. There were by Helmut Sclmabl no details in regard to animal species involved. 3.8 Czech Republic CZH 0[5554 animal samples examined for rabies "This by Oldrich Matouch Quarter", I case was diagnosed 3.6 Belarus BYE positive. A total of 29 cases of The case occurred in the by S.N. Shpilevsky rabies was reported during Federal Province Burgenland "17us Quarter", 88 less than in (Bezirk Eisenstadt-Umgebung) During "This Quarter", the first quarter 1997. It is the in the east of the country in a 27 rabies cases were reported lowest figure for a first quarter fox. from Belarus, 11 cases in since the beginning of oral domestic animals (9 dogs, I vaccination in 1989. bovine, I horse) and 16 in wild The cases were 3.3 Belgium BEL animals not specified. diagnosed in 27 foxes, 1 cat and Out of a total of 6 1 dog. by L. Ha11et administrative regions of the Ten districts were country 5 were affected with 16 affected by the disease. Rabies There was no rabies case districts. cases were most frequent in the reported in Belgium during region of North Bohemia (11) "This Quarter". and Central Bohemia (7). 3.7 Croatia CRO 3.4 Bosnia and BIH by Sanja Separovic 3.9 Denmark DEN Hercegovina During "This Quarter", by Eric Stougaard No data. 14 7 cases of rabies were diagnosed in 49 municipalities There was one bat rabies 4 1st Quarter: January -March 1998 page 5 case reported in Denmark du­ immunofluorescence test on 21 0 rabies cases in animals ring "Titis Quarter", at Kege, brain tissue, all with negative were registered, 36 cases more at a coastal area south-west of results: 82 arctic foxes, 58 than in the previous quarter and the capital Kebenhavn. raccoon dogs, 5 lynx, 1 badger, 34 cases more than in the first 16 farmed pine martens, 2 quarter 1997. polecats, 40 other wild Cases are reduced in the 3.10 Germany, DEU carnivores, 7 cats, 1 dog, 2 western half of the country Federal Republic bovines. where oral vaccination of foxes is practiced. by Winfried W. MUller 3.13 France FRA and Hartmut SchiUter by Michcl F.A. Aubert 3.17 Iceland ICE A total of 33 rabies ca- ses in animals was reported du­ There were 2 rabies The country remained ring "Titis Quarter", 8 cases cases reported in France during rabies-free. more than during the previous "Titis Quarter": 1 fox near the quarter and 1 case less than du­ border with Germany in the ring the first quarter 1997. departement Moselle and 1 bat 3.18 Ireland IRE There are only 3 active in the very north-west of the foci left in Germany. They are in country in the departement The country remained the Bundeslander (federal sta­ Finistere. rabies-free. tes) Nordrhein-Westfalen, Hes­ sen and Saarland. The 1 case in Bayern can be seen in connec- 3.14 Fede1·al Republic FRY 3.19 Italy ITA tion with the Hessen focus. of Yugoslavia :::=...:~---.:..:::::&....___ ;;...__ by Santino Prosperi by Milijana Simic 3.11 Estonia EST The country remained 35 rabies cases in rabies-free. by Matti Nautras animals (27 foxes, 1 other wild Oral vaccination of animal, 3 dogs, 4 cats) were foxes will be carried out during During "Titis Quarter", registered during "Tit is spring in the provinces of 40 animal rabies cases were re­ Quarter" in the Federal Trieste, Gorizia and Udine gistered in Estonia, 7 cases mo­ Republic of Yugoslavia. Most bordering Slovenia. re than during the previous of the cases were located in the quarter and 14 cases more than northern part of the country. during the first quarter 1997. 3.20 Lithuania LTU 3.15 GRE by K. Lukauskas and A. Dranseika 3.12 Finland FIN The country remained During "Titis Quarter", by Riitta Heinonen rabies-free. the rabies cases in Lithuania increased by 20 compared to The country remained 3.16 Hungary HUN the 1st quarter 1997 and rabies-free. decreased by 4 7 compared to Surveillance: by Balint Kerekes the previous quarter.
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