Medycyna Wet. 65 (9), 617-620, 2009
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| Smreczak M., Żmudziński Jan F. |
| Rabies in Poland in 2007 |
| The paper describes the data concerning rabies in domestic animals and in wildlife as well as in bats in Poland in 2007. An analysis of the rabies situation in relation to animal species and geographical distribution of rabies outbreaks has been presented. In 2007 71 rabies cases were diagnosed in the country. Nineteen were recorded in domestic animals, 53 in wildlife and 3 were found in bats. Through comparing the number of rabies cases in two successive years, 2006 and 2007, the decrease of rabies cases in terrestrial animals can be noticed. The highest number of rabies cases were recorded in Northern and Eastern Poland. Most of the rabies cases in these regions have clustered along the border with neighboring countries (Russia - Kaliningrad Region, Lithuania, Byelorussia and Ukraine). The data presented in this article has shown that the epizootic situation of rabies in Poland is under control and a decrease of rabies cases diagnosed in terrestrial animals can be expected in subsequent years. The fox is still the main reservoir of rabies, therefore the oral vaccination as a method of eradication of rabies should be continued in the next years. |
| Keywords: rabies, epidemiological situation |