Rabies in an imported dog, Ontario, 2021.

Canada Ontario imported dog rabies

Journal

Canada communicable disease report = Releve des maladies transmissibles au Canada
ISSN: 1188-4169
Titre abrégé: Can Commun Dis Rep
Pays: Canada
ID NLM: 9303729

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
09 Jun 2022
Historique:
medline: 19 6 2023
pubmed: 19 6 2023
entrez: 19 6 2023
Statut: epublish

Résumé

In July 2021, a dog was imported into Canada from Iran and subsequently developed clinical signs of rabies within 11 days of arrival. Following laboratory confirmation of the diagnosis of rabies, local, provincial and federal inter-agency collaboration was required to complete contact tracing to identify all persons and domestic animals that may have been exposed to the rabid dog during the potential virus shedding period. This case highlights the risks of importing animals from known canine rabies-endemic areas, identifies gaps in current dog importation policies that pose potential risk to human and animal health and prompts ongoing vigilance for this deadly disease among human and animal health partners, as well as members of the public who adopt imported dogs.

Identifiants

pubmed: 37333573
doi: 10.14745/ccdr.v48i06a01
pii: 480601
pmc: PMC10273786
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

238-242

Informations de copyright

Public Health Agency of Canada, 2022.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

Competing interests: None.

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Auteurs

Steven Rebellato (S)

Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit, Barrie, ON.

Mary Choi (M)

Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON.

Julian Gitelman (J)

Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON.

Felicia Ratiu (F)

Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit, Barrie, ON.

Kelly Magnusson (K)

Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit, Barrie, ON.

Brenda Armstrong (B)

Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit, Barrie, ON.

Christine Fehlner-Gardiner (C)

Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Ottawa, ON.

Heather McClinchey (H)

Ontario Ministry of Health, Toronto, ON.

Joanne Tataryn (J)

Centre for Food-borne, Environmental and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (CFEZID), Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, ON.

Maureen Ec Anderson (ME)

Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Guelph, ON.

Paul Di Salvo (P)

Toronto Public Health, Toronto, ON.

Charles Gardner (C)

Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit, Barrie, ON.

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