Rapid communications Rabies in an Arctic fox on the Svalbard archipelago
We report a case of rabies in an Arctic fox. In January 2011 a fox attacked dogs belonging to a meteoro-logical station in the Svalbard archipelago, Norway. Rabies virus was detected in the fox’s brain post-mor-tem. The dogs had been vaccinated against rabies and their antibody levels were protectiv...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.646.5372 2023-05-15T14:31:00+02:00 Rapid communications Rabies in an Arctic fox on the Svalbard archipelago I Ørpetveit B Ytrehus T Vikøren A Mjøs S Nissen H Blystad A Lund (arve. Lund@vetinst. No The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives 2011 application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.646.5372 http://www.eurosurveillance.org/images/dynamic/EE/V16N07/art19797.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.646.5372 http://www.eurosurveillance.org/images/dynamic/EE/V16N07/art19797.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://www.eurosurveillance.org/images/dynamic/EE/V16N07/art19797.pdf text 2011 ftciteseerx 2016-01-08T16:11:52Z We report a case of rabies in an Arctic fox. In January 2011 a fox attacked dogs belonging to a meteoro-logical station in the Svalbard archipelago, Norway. Rabies virus was detected in the fox’s brain post-mor-tem. The dogs had been vaccinated against rabies and their antibody levels were protective. Post-exposure prophylaxis was administered to staff at the station. Rabies vaccination is recommended for inhabitants and visitors to the Arctic who may be in contact with wild animals. Case of rabies in an Arctic fox On 4 January 2011 an Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) attacked a group of four dogs on the small island of Hopen (76.30 ° N, 25.01 ° E) located in the south-eastern part of the Svalbard archipelago, Norway, in the Arctic. Text Arctic Fox Arctic Hopen Svalbard Vulpes lagopus Hopen Unknown Arctic Hopen ENVELOPE(9.279,9.279,63.379,63.379) Norway Svalbard Svalbard Archipelago |
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We report a case of rabies in an Arctic fox. In January 2011 a fox attacked dogs belonging to a meteoro-logical station in the Svalbard archipelago, Norway. Rabies virus was detected in the fox’s brain post-mor-tem. The dogs had been vaccinated against rabies and their antibody levels were protective. Post-exposure prophylaxis was administered to staff at the station. Rabies vaccination is recommended for inhabitants and visitors to the Arctic who may be in contact with wild animals. Case of rabies in an Arctic fox On 4 January 2011 an Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) attacked a group of four dogs on the small island of Hopen (76.30 ° N, 25.01 ° E) located in the south-eastern part of the Svalbard archipelago, Norway, in the Arctic. |
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Rapid communications Rabies in an Arctic fox on the Svalbard archipelago |
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Rapid communications Rabies in an Arctic fox on the Svalbard archipelago |
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