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Scientific Watch Bulletin on Rabies

Produced by: United Against Rabies Forum

The Scientific Watch Bulletin on Rabies is a monthly collation of scientific literature on rabies.

This monitoring work is carried out with the contribution of Sophie Marchal-Mauer, ANSES (Nancy Rabies and Wildlife Laboratory), France.

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Animal and human rabies

Deforestation and Bovine Rabies Outbreaks in Costa Rica, 1985–2020
C. Jones, A. Vicente-Santos, J. Clennon, et al. (2024). Emerging Infectious Disease journal, 30(5).
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/30/5/23-0927_article

Knowledge on dog ownership and rabies prevention among Grade 10 students in the Jaffna Educational Zone
K. Gnanendran, M. Inthirakumar, N. Muralietharan, et al. (2024). 7th Undergraduate Research Symposium 2024, 1 p.
http://repo.jfn.ac.lk/med/bitstream/701/3461/1/ff33037fb7i2-p-33.pdf

Computational analysis of rabies and its solution by applying fractional operator
I. Alazman, M. N. Mishra, B. S. Alkahtani, et al. (2024). Applied Mathematics in Science and Engineering, 32(1), 2340607.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/27690911.2024.2340607

Global Sensitivity Analysis of A Rabies Epidemic Model involving Dog Vaccination and Dog Population Management
W. Nur. (2024). Journal of Mathematics: Theory and Applications, 6(1), 55-66.
https://ojs.unsulbar.ac.id/index.php/Mathematics/article/view/3241

A Cross-sectional Study to Assess the Knowledge Regarding Prevention of Rabies among Adults in an Urban Poor Locality of Bengaluru
V. Vijayashankar, R. H. Shankaraiah, S. C. M. Ranganatha, et al. (2024). The Journal of Medical Sciences, 10(1-4).
https://www.jmedsciences.com/abstractArticleContentBrowse/JMEDS/37/10/1–4/35663/abstractArticle/Article

Current status of Rabies Prophylaxis in Dalaba (Republic of Guinea)
L. W. Soromou, M. Sonomou and M. Keyra. (2024). World Journal of Current Medical and Pharmaceutical Research, 6(1), 41-46.
https://wjcmpr.com/index.php/journal/article/view/320

Risk of rabies reintroduction into the European Union as a result of the Russo‐Ukrainian war: A quantitative disease risk analysis
T. R. Cobby and M. C. Eisler. (2024). Zoonoses and Public Health, in press.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/zph.13135?af=R

Spatiotemporal distributions of animal rabies disease outbreaks from 2018–2023 in western Amhara region, Ethiopia
E. Demil and A. Shime. (2024). Research Square, 19 Apr, 2024.
https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-4287552/v1

EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES: THE FIGHT AGAINST RABIES
M. K. Sharma, M. B. Halder and M. R. Begum. (2024). The Genesis, 11(1), 26-29.
https://anapublishingprivate.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/article-6_tg_january_march_2024_dr_mk_sharma_bina-halder_romena_begum_full.pdf

Epidemiological Investigation of A Goat Rabies Outbreak and Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Communities Regarding Rabies in the Rural Commune of Sabou, Burkina Faso
M. Savadogo, G. S. Ilboudo, L. D. Dahourou, et al. (2024). Journal of Epidemiology and Public Health, 9(2), 178-193.
https://jepublichealth.com/index.php/jepublichealth/article/view/622

The epidemiology and clinical features of post-exposure prophylaxis for rabies: A retrospective study of 9772 cases
X. Jiang, J. Li, J. Pan, et al. (2024). One Health, in press.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352771424000697

Genetic Tracking of a Rabid Coyote (Canis latrans) Detected beyond a Rabies Enzootic Area in West Virginia, US
M. W. Hopken, C. Gigante, A. T. Gilbert, et al. (2024). Journal of Wildlife Diseases, in press.
https://meridian.allenpress.com/jwd/article/doi/10.7589/JWD-D-23-00158/500474/Genetic-Tracking-of-a-Rabid-Coyote-Canis-latrans

IJCM_243A: Knowledge, attitude, and practice study on rabies and its prevention in Nanded city of Maharashtra
S. A. M. A. Fahim, I. F. Inamdar, P. L. Gattani, et al. (2024). Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 49(Suppl 1), S70.
https://journals.lww.com/ijcm/abstract/2024/49001/ijcm_243a__knowledge,_attitude,_and_practice_study.243.aspx

IJCM_280A: A prospective study on safety and clinical efficacy of rabies biologicals in paediatric patients with category III animal exposure
N. Fotedar and H. S. Ravish. (2024). Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 49(Suppl 1), S81.
https://journals.lww.com/ijcm/abstract/2024/49001/ijcm_280a__a_prospective_study_on_safety_and.280.aspx

Quadripartite Vision and Mission of Dog-Mediated Rabies Elimination: Cross Border Transmission Threats: Cross border transmission of dog-mediated rabies and the Quadripartite vision of 0 by 30
M. Hassnain, W. Ahmad, Q. Akram, et al. (2024). Proceedings of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences: B. Life and Environmental Sciences, 61(S).
http://www.ppaspk.org/index.php/PPAS-B/article/view/1343

Risk Reduction Strategies for Rabies Exposures and Prophylaxis in Children
J. Siegel. (2024). Medical Research Archives, 12(4).
https://esmed.org/MRA/mra/article/view/5348

Penerapan Model Epidemi Stokastik Continuous Time Markov Chain (CTMC) SIS-SI Pada Penyakit Rabies
L. A. Prichanti. (2024). Sebelas Maret University (Indonesia).
https://digilib.uns.ac.id/dokumen/detail/111493/Penerapan-Model-Epidemi-Stokastik-Continuous-Time-Markov-Chain-CTMC-SIS-SI-Pada-Penyakit-Rabies


Diagnosis – Virology – Vaccinology

After infiltration, should we administer remaining rabies immune globulin (RIG) IM? A scoping review of IM RIG for bite exposures
N. M. Acquisto, E. Uttaro and D. Debona. (2024). The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, in press.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0735675724001451

Rabies Virus-Neutralizing Antibodies in Free-Ranging Invasive Wild Boars (Sus scrofa) from Brazil
P. P. Perin, T. Turmina, C. A. Arias-Pacheco, et al. (2024). Pathogens, 13(4), 303.
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/13/4/303

UNMASKING RABIES: UNDERSTANDING STRATEGIES FOR IMMUNE EVASION
H. Shaddai and A. Bashar. (2024). The American Journal of Veterinary Sciences and Wildlife Discovery, 6(2), 7-12.
https://inlibrary.uz/index.php/tajvswd/article/view/30626

Reported Case Report of Recovery from Rabies Using Intrathecal Rabies Immune Globulin was Flawed – ADDENDUM
A. C. Jackson, C. E. Rupprecht, R. S. Mani, et al. (2024). Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques, in press.
https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/9F713D852F9EE35BB306DE9FC2597AEF

Analysis of Rabies Neutralizing Antibody Titers in the Feline Population of Winona County
O. Hendrickson and J. Christensen. (2024). Winona State University, Poster.
https://openriver.winona.edu/rca/2024/schedule/20/

Bayesian modeling of post-vaccination serological data suggests that yearly vaccination of dog aged <2 years old is efficient to stop rabies circulation in Cambodia
H. Auerswald, J. Guillebaud, B. Durand, et al. (2024). PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 18(4), e0012089.
https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0012089

Dynamics and Bifurcations in a Nondegenerate Homogeneous Diffusive SIR Rabies Model
G. She and F. Yi. (2024). SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics, 84(2), 632-660.
https://epubs.siam.org/doi/abs/10.1137/23M159055X

EVALUATION AND STANDARDISATION OF RECOMBINANT RABIES GLYCOPROTEIN PRODUCED IN THE CLONES OF Pichia pastoris
S. MALI SANDIP. (2024). University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Bangalore, 101 p.
https://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/items/2d1b774d-20e6-48fa-9cb5-d9d99b6a5610

Magnetic resonance imaging in rabies encephalitis, a case report, and review of the literature
A. Tajmalzai and A. Zarabi. (2024). Radiology Case Reports, 19(7), 2644-2649.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043324002759

Oral Vaccination and Population Management Focused on Juvenile Golden Jackals Halts a Rabies Epizootic in Israel
R. King, M. Eyngor, S. Novak, et al. (2024). Israel Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 79, 1.
http://www.ijvm.org.il/node/801

Protective Activity of Inactivated Rabies Vaccine Using Flagellin-Based Adjuvant
O. O. Sokol, N. A. Nikitin, E. A. Evtushenko, et al. (2024). Biochemistry, 89(3), 574-582.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1134/S0006297924030155

Rabies Diagnosis in Domestic Cat (Felis catus) Using Lateral Flow Assay
M. Namasudra, C. P. S. Sri, A. S. Gulzar Islam, et al. (2022). Indian Journal of Veterinary Public Health, 9(1), 42-46.
https://ijvph.org/artical-landing-page/mousumi-namasudra-vol-9-issue-1/

Rabies: Health-seeking behavior, compliance to post-exposure prophylaxis and out-of pocket expenditure of victims of animal bite
D. M. Sadawarte, A. Sahare, K. Sahu, et al. (2024). International Journal of Medicine and Health Development, 29(2), 98-102.
https://journals.lww.com/ijmh/fulltext/2024/29020/rabies__health_seeking_behavior,_compliance_to.4.aspx

Construction and Characterization of Recombinant Vectored Vaccines for Rabies Virus
M. E. Khalifa and M. Munir. (2024). Research Square, 18 Apr, 2024.
https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-4281071/v1

Dynamics of Rabies Transmission Model in Human and Dog Populations with Time Delay
M. Abdullahia, S. Musaa, A. Husseinib, et al. (2024). International Journal of Development Mathematics (IJDM), 1(1), 123-141.
https://ijdm.org.ng/index.php/Journals/article/view/35

Precision Immunization and Homoeopathy Integration for Rabies Eradication
S. R. Singh  and A. D. Patil. (2024). Indian Journal of Integrative Medicine, in press.
https://mansapublishers.com/index.php/ijim/article/view/4534

Fusion of Rabies Virus Glycoprotein or gh625 to Iduronate-2-Sulfatase for the Treatment of Mucopolysaccharidosis Type II
S. R. Wood, A. Chaudrhy, S. Ellison, et al. (2023). Human Gene Therapy, 35(7-8).
https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/hum.2023.025

Seroprevalence of rabies virus antibodies in dogs within FCT, Abuja
T. R. Tyohen, H. O. K. Olabode, J. A. Ameh, et al. (2024). International Journal of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health 15(3), 1-13.
https://internationalscholarsjournals.org/articles/312215042024

Agile and reactive rabies vaccination techniques in countries with low and middle incomes
R. Kandel, A. Subedi and S. Adhikari. (2024). Animal Diseases, 4(1), 13.
https://animaldiseases.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s44149-024-00121-2

Comparison of 4 laboratory tests for the detection of bovine rabies viral infection in Paraguay: fluorescent antibody test, rapid detection test, histologic lesions, and RT-PCR
M. F. Rodriguez, R. Rodriguez, A. Rodriguez, et al. (2024). Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, in press.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/10406387241246712

Cross-species spill-over potential of the H9N2 bat influenza A virus
R. El-Shesheny, J. Franks, A. Kandeil, et al. (2024). Nature Communications, 15(1), 3449.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-47635-4

The human alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor is a host target for the rabies virus glycoprotein
B. C. V. O’brien, S. Thao, L. Weber, et al. (2024). Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 14, 1394713.
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2024.1394713/abstract

Effect of Rabies Booster Vaccination on Antibody Levels in African Wild Dogs (Lycaon pictus)
A. Langguth, L. Gibson, J. Hopper, et al. (2024). Journal of Wildlife Diseases, in press.
https://meridian.allenpress.com/jwd/article-abstract/doi/10.7589/JWD-D-23-00117/500461/Effect-of-Rabies-Booster-Vaccination-on-Antibody?redirectedFrom=fulltext

IJCM_295A: Long term infested rabies–A case report
P. H. Shetty. (2024). Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 49(Suppl 1), S85-S86.
https://journals.lww.com/ijcm/abstract/2024/49001/ijcm_295a__long_term_infested_rabies___a_case.295.aspx

IJCM_306A: Patient compliance towards Post exposure Prophylaxis with Anti Rabies Vaccine-Hospital based study
R. Chalotra, G. R. K. Gupta and R. Mahajan. (2024). Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 49(Suppl 1), S88-S89.
https://journals.lww.com/ijcm/abstract/2024/49001/ijcm_306a__patient_compliance_towards_post.306.aspx

IJCM_365A: A prospective study on the safety and clinical efficacy of rabies monoclonal antibodies for post exposure prophylaxis in suspected animal exposures at the anti rabies clinic of KIMS Hospital and Research Centre, Bangalore
M. K. Poornima, H. S. Ravish, U. Sowmyashree, et al. (2024). Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 49(Suppl 1), S105.
https://journals.lww.com/ijcm/abstract/2024/49001/ijcm_365a__a_prospective_study_on_the_safety_and.365.aspx

IJCM_376A: Time motion study in Anti Rabies Vaccination OPD in tertiary care Hospital of Central India
P. M. Kasdekar, V. Domple and R. Umap. (2024). Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 49(Suppl 1), S108.
https://journals.lww.com/ijcm/abstract/2024/49001/ijcm_376a__time_motion_study_in_anti_rabies.376.aspx

Single Amino Acid Substitution in the Matrix Protein of Rabies Virus Is Associated with Neurovirulence in Mice
M. Harada, A. Matsuu, Y. Kaku, et al. (2024). Viruses, 16(5), 699.
https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/16/5/699

Pemeriksaan Histopatologi Otak Kucing Suspect Rabies
D. D. Sugiartanti. (2024). Warta LISIVET, (1), 7.
https://epublikasi.pertanian.go.id/berkala/wl/article/view/3671

THE STUDY OF RABIES ANTIBODIES AMONG DOGS IN BANGKOK
T. CHINARAK. (2024). Procedia of Multidisciplinary Research, 2(3).
https://so09.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/PMR/article/view/4085