Rabies in an imported dog, Ontario, Canada, 2022
- DOI
- Language of the publication
- English
- Date
- 2023-01
- Type
- Article
- Author(s)
- Di Salvo, Paul
- Anderson, Maureen
- Fehlner-Gardiner, Christine
- Di Mauro, Francesca
- Shapiro, Howard
- Miranda, Anna
- McClinchey, Heather
- Publisher
- Public Health Agency of Canada
Abstract
Importation of rabies-infected dogs results in significant and costly public and animal health risks. In January 2022, a dog in Ontario, Canada, which was imported from Iran in June 2021, developed rabies, leading to an extensive public health investigation and administration of rabies post-exposure prophylaxis to 37 individuals. The dog was infected with a rabies virus variant known to circulate in Iran. This is the second reported case of a rabies-infected dog imported into Canada in 2021 from a high-risk country for canine mediated rabies. This case emphasizes the need for public education regarding the risks associated with importing dogs from high-risk countries for canine-mediated rabies and the benefits of establishing a public health team specializing in rabies exposure investigations.
Subject
- Health and safety
Keywords
- Rabies in dogs,
- Zoonoses,
- Zoonoses,
- Rabies
Rights
Pagination
1-4
Peer review
Yes
Open access level
Gold
Identifiers
- ISSN
- 1481-8531
Article
- Journal title
- Canada Communicable Disease Report
- Journal volume
- 49
- Journal issue
- 1
Citation(s)
Di Salvo, P., Anderson, M., Fehlner-Gardiner, C., Di Mauro, F., Shapiro, H., Miranda, A., & McClinchey, H. (2023). Rabies in an imported dog, Ontario, Canada, 2022. Canada Communicable Disease Report, 49(1), 1-4. https://doi.org/10.14745/ccdr.v49i01a01