The WHO recognized Chile for going more than 50 years without a human case of dog-mediated rabies, crediting sustained vaccination, surveillance, and cross-sector collaboration.
|Articles|May 17, 2002
West Nile virus back for fourth round
Washington, D.C. - West Nile virus has descended upon the nation's Capitol for the fourth consecutive season.
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Washington, D.C. - West Nile virus has descended upon the nation's Capitol forthe fourth consecutive season.
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A virus-infected bird was discovered May 1 in the city. Virginiahas recorded two infected birds already this year. Maryland has had no reportsyet.
A drought earlier this spring kept local insects at bay inWashington, but mosquitoes are adept at thriving in dry conditions where waterstagnates.
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Several rabies exposure incidents have been reported across multiple states, days after the CDC issued a health advisory on rising human rabies exposures and errors in postexposure prophylaxis administration.
The CDC says multiple US jurisdictions have reported increases in human exposures to rabid or potentially rabid animals since July, along with increased use of rabies postexposure prophylaxis.
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