Clin Exp Vaccine Res.  2019 Jul;8(2):132-135. 10.7774/cevr.2019.8.2.132.

Rabies immune status of raccoon dogs residing in areas where rabies bait vaccine has been distributed

• Yang DK
• Kim HH
• Lee EJ
• Yoo JY
• Kim JT
• Ahn S

• KMID: 2455085
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.7774/cevr.2019.8.2.132

Abstract

Since 2000, large amounts of rabies bait vaccine have been distributed in two provinces where raccoon dog-mediated rabies has occurred. A total of 146 raccoon dogs were caught in Gangwon and Gyeonggi Provinces from January 2017 to June 2018, and raccoon dog blood samples were collected. Of the 146 raccoon dogs, 13.7% (20/146) had rabies antibodies. In Gyeonggi and Gangwon provinces, the rate of rabies antibody was 8.5% (5/59) and 17.2% (15/87), respectively. Considering these results, it would be desirable to improve the distribution method or use a new bait vaccine to prevent animal rabies in South Korea.

Keyword

Rabies; Immune status; Raccoon dogs

MeSH Terms

Animals
Antibodies
Gangwon-do
Gyeonggi-do
Korea
Methods
Rabies*
Raccoon Dogs*
Raccoons*
Antibodies

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Amount of rabies bait vaccine distributed since 2000 in Gyeonggi and Gangwon provinces. Data on the annual dose of bait vaccine were collected from the Planning and Implementation of Livestock Prevention Project issued by the Korean government.

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