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| Odontsetseg, N.; Uuganbayar, D.; Tserendorj, S.; Adiyasuren, Z. | |
| Animal and human rabies in Mongolia | |
| 2009 Revue scientifique et technique (International Office of Epizootics) (28): 995-1003 | |
The prevalence of animal rabies differs in each area of Mongolia. Wolves (_Canis lupus _Linnaeus, 1758), foxes (_Vulpes vulpes _Linnaeus, 1758), corsac foxes (_Vulpes corsac _Linnaeus, 1768) and manuls (_Felis manul _Pallas, 1778) are considered to be the infective wild animals in natural foci. Amongst livestock, cattle have had the most rabies cases, followed by camels, sheep, goats and horses. The peak prevalence of animal rabies occurred in the 1970s. Dundgovi Province had the highest incidence during that period. The number of rabies cases in animals decreased during the 1980s. This may have been due to a decrease in the number of wild reservoir animals and the improvement of appropriate veterinary measures. In recent years, animal rabies has prevailed in the Khangai and western provinces. The infection source of most human rabies cases is the dog. In order to minimise the incidence of human rabies, canine vaccination programmes need to be improved. This paper describes the epizootiology and epidemiology of animal and human rabies in Mongolia. It describes rabies control programmes, including diagnosis, conducted in Mongolia in an effort to control the disease. |
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