Survey of fox trappers in northern Alaska for rabies antibody
SUMMARY The purpose of this research was to determine whether trappers in northern Alaska acquired immunity to rabies virus from non-bite exposures while trapping and skinning arctic foxes ( Alopex lagopus ). In coastal Alaska recurring epizootics presumably provide trappers ample opportunity for co...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0950268800051554 2024-06-23T07:45:19+00:00 Survey of fox trappers in northern Alaska for rabies antibody Follmann, E. H. Ritter, D. G. Beller, M. 1994 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0950268800051554 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0950268800051554 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Epidemiology and Infection volume 113, issue 1, page 137-141 ISSN 0950-2688 1469-4409 journal-article 1994 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0950268800051554 2024-06-12T04:04:49Z SUMMARY The purpose of this research was to determine whether trappers in northern Alaska acquired immunity to rabies virus from non-bite exposures while trapping and skinning arctic foxes ( Alopex lagopus ). In coastal Alaska recurring epizootics presumably provide trappers ample opportunity for contact with rabid animals. Serum neutralization analyses of blood samples collected from 26 individuals were conducted. All but three had negative rabies neutralizing antibody levels (< 0·05 I.U./ml). Two of these had previously received rabies vaccine but one individual who had trapped for about 47 years with an estimated harvest of over 3000 foxes and who had never received pre- or post-exposure rabies vaccination had a rabies serum neutralizing antibody concentration of 2·30 I.U./ml. This represents the first report of an unvaccinated person acquiring rabies virus antibody with a titre above the 0·5 I.U./ml level considered acceptable by the World Health Organization. Article in Journal/Newspaper Alopex lagopus Arctic Alaska Cambridge University Press Arctic Epidemiology and Infection 113 1 137 141 |
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SUMMARY The purpose of this research was to determine whether trappers in northern Alaska acquired immunity to rabies virus from non-bite exposures while trapping and skinning arctic foxes ( Alopex lagopus ). In coastal Alaska recurring epizootics presumably provide trappers ample opportunity for contact with rabid animals. Serum neutralization analyses of blood samples collected from 26 individuals were conducted. All but three had negative rabies neutralizing antibody levels (< 0·05 I.U./ml). Two of these had previously received rabies vaccine but one individual who had trapped for about 47 years with an estimated harvest of over 3000 foxes and who had never received pre- or post-exposure rabies vaccination had a rabies serum neutralizing antibody concentration of 2·30 I.U./ml. This represents the first report of an unvaccinated person acquiring rabies virus antibody with a titre above the 0·5 I.U./ml level considered acceptable by the World Health Organization. |
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Follmann, E. H. Ritter, D. G. Beller, M. Survey of fox trappers in northern Alaska for rabies antibody |
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Survey of fox trappers in northern Alaska for rabies antibody |
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Survey of fox trappers in northern Alaska for rabies antibody |
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Survey of fox trappers in northern Alaska for rabies antibody |
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Survey of fox trappers in northern Alaska for rabies antibody |
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Survey of fox trappers in northern Alaska for rabies antibody |
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survey of fox trappers in northern alaska for rabies antibody |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP) |
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1994 |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0950268800051554 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0950268800051554 |
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Alopex lagopus Arctic Alaska |
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Alopex lagopus Arctic Alaska |
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Epidemiology and Infection volume 113, issue 1, page 137-141 ISSN 0950-2688 1469-4409 |
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