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Epidémiosurveillance de la rage en Belgique: Bilan 1997
Brochier, Bernard; Dechamps, Pierre; Costy, Françoise et al.
1998In Annales de Médecine Vétérinaire, 142 (4), p. 261-270
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Keywords :
rage; stratégie de vaccination des renards; campagne de vaccination des renardeaux; appâts vaccinaux; vaccination par voie aérienne; population vulpine; maîtrise du foyer de réinfection
Abstract :
[en] During 1997, rabies was confirmed in 5 foxes and 3 cattle collected in southern Belgium (provinces of Luxemburg and Namur). Six out of these 8 cases occurred during the first trimester. As compared with the epidemiological situation observed during the previous year (44 cases), there is a significant decrease of rabies incidence; a consequence of the strategy of fox vaccination, that was adapted since 1996 to control a rabies reinfection focus, in the presence of a high density of fox population. During this year, two aerial vaccinations were carried out during the cold season, (baiting density: 17 baits per km2) and an additional campaign of cubs vaccination was performed by distributing manually about 10-20 baits per breeding den. Results from both tetracycline (biomarker) and rabies antibodies detection tests showed that protection against rabies was confered to the fraction of the fox population that is required for rabies elimination. Thanks to the modified strategy of fox vaccination and a good cross-border cooperation, the reinfection rabies focus that occurred in 1994-1995 is likely to be controlled.
Disciplines :
Veterinary medicine & animal health
Author, co-author :
Brochier, Bernard;  Institut Pasteur (Bruxelles) > Rage
Dechamps, Pierre;  Ministère des Classes Moyennes et de l'Agriculture > Inspection Générale des Services Vétérinaires
Costy, Françoise;  Institut Pasteur (Bruxelles) > Rage
Chalon, Patrice ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Médecine vétérinaire et santé animale > Immunologie - Vaccinologie
Hallet, L.;  Ministère des Classes Moyennes et de l'Agriculture > Inspection Générale des Services Vétérinaires
Peharpre, Daniel;  Institut Pasteur (Bruxelles) > Rage
Mosselmans, F.;  Institut Pasteur (Bruxelles) > Rage
Beier, R.;  Institut Pasteur (Bruxelles) > Rage
Lecomte, L.;  Ministère des Classes Moyennes et de l'Agriculture > Inspection Générale des Services Vétérinaires
Mullier, P.;  Ministère des Classes Moyennes et de l'Agriculture > Inspection Générale des Services Vétérinaires
Roland, H.;  Ministère des Classes Moyennes et de l'Agriculture > Inspection Générale des Services Vétérinaires
Bauduin, B.;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Médecine vétérinaire et santé animale > Immunologie - Vaccinologie
Renders, Caroline;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Médecine vétérinaire et santé animale > Immunologie - Vaccinologie
Pastoret, Paul-Pierre ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Médecine vétérinaire et santé animale > Immunologie - Vaccinologie
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Language :
French
Title :
Epidémiosurveillance de la rage en Belgique: Bilan 1997
Publication date :
1998
Journal title :
Annales de Médecine Vétérinaire
ISSN :
0003-4118
eISSN :
1781-3875
Publisher :
ULg - Université de Liège, Liège, Belgium
Volume :
142
Issue :
4
Pages :
261-270
Peer reviewed :
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