Rabies

Agent of Rabies

Family Rhabdoviridae

Genus Lyssavirus

Who does rabies affect

Warm blooded mammals/animals including humans

Which animals seldom get rabies

Rabbits, opposum, squirrels, hamsters, rats and mice

Which animals do not get rabies

Birds, reptiles, and fish 

Is Terrestrial cycle maintained in domestic species

No

Terrestrial Rabies virus Variants

maintained in a terrestrial species reservoir host

Non terrestrial rabies 

exists where variants are maintained in bat reservoir hosts 

Rabies Surveillance is done how

Passive and Active

Why are there fewer cases of rabies in dogs than cats

People more likely to vaccinate their dogs and keep them inside at night

Administration of Rabies Vaccination State Laws

Required frequency and interval between shots of rabies vaccination as well as whether vaccine is required

Does the US have a Rabies Canine Variant

No

Non terrestrial rabies viral variant is from who

Bats

Major Terrestrial rabies viral variants

Raccoon

Skunk (NC,SC,CA) Flagstaff= Skunk and fox 

Foxes-major in Europe

Mongoose 

Flagstaff rabies virus Variant in Arizona has

Transmitting skunk to skunk

Transmitting Fox to Fox independent of Bats

Spillover

Transmission of infection from reservoir host to another animal

Occurs sporadically

Raccoon Rabies vaccination

Oral vaccination programs 

Why do racoons present a bigger risk for human Rabies exposures than skunks or foxes

They tend to coexist with humans and domestic animals adapting to both urban and rural environments

Raboral

Living vaccinia virus with rabies glycoprotein gene inserted

Vaccinia virus is alive not the rabies virus

ORNAB

Rabies glycoprotein gene inserted into live adenovirus

Adenovirus is alive

T/F While bait currently used in ORV programs has been proven effective in raccoons, coyotes and foxes it does not produce detectable levels of immunity in striped skunks

True