Rabies in Alaska, from the past to an uncertain future
Rabies is a serious zoonotic disease with significant public health consequences in the circumpolar North. Recent studies have advanced our understanding of the disease ecology in Alaska. In this paper, we review historical records of rabies in Alaska ranging from the late nineteenth century to the...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:3925668d8bb94899adf510017523d38e 2023-05-15T14:31:10+02:00 Rabies in Alaska, from the past to an uncertain future Karsten Hueffer Molly Murphy 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2018.1475185 https://doaj.org/article/3925668d8bb94899adf510017523d38e EN eng Taylor & Francis Group http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2018.1475185 https://doaj.org/toc/2242-3982 2242-3982 doi:10.1080/22423982.2018.1475185 https://doaj.org/article/3925668d8bb94899adf510017523d38e International Journal of Circumpolar Health, Vol 77, Iss 1 (2018) Rabies Alaska Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2018 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2018.1475185 2022-12-31T10:58:26Z Rabies is a serious zoonotic disease with significant public health consequences in the circumpolar North. Recent studies have advanced our understanding of the disease ecology in Alaska. In this paper, we review historical records of rabies in Alaska ranging from the late nineteenth century to the present, analyse the public health impact in the state and review studies on disease ecology before assessing challenges and anticipated altered disease dynamics in the face of a rapidly changing North. Rabies is a disease that has been present in Alaska continuously for over 100 years. It is maintained in bats and foxes with the arctic fox likely playing a bigger role in maintaining the virus, although a multi-host system with both red and arctic foxes cannot be excluded. Some modelling evidence suggest a possible decrease in rabies due to a changing climate, although uncertainty is high around these predictions for rabies distribution in Alaska into the future. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Fox Arctic Circumpolar Health International Journal of Circumpolar Health Alaska Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic International Journal of Circumpolar Health 77 1 1475185 |
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Rabies is a serious zoonotic disease with significant public health consequences in the circumpolar North. Recent studies have advanced our understanding of the disease ecology in Alaska. In this paper, we review historical records of rabies in Alaska ranging from the late nineteenth century to the present, analyse the public health impact in the state and review studies on disease ecology before assessing challenges and anticipated altered disease dynamics in the face of a rapidly changing North. Rabies is a disease that has been present in Alaska continuously for over 100 years. It is maintained in bats and foxes with the arctic fox likely playing a bigger role in maintaining the virus, although a multi-host system with both red and arctic foxes cannot be excluded. Some modelling evidence suggest a possible decrease in rabies due to a changing climate, although uncertainty is high around these predictions for rabies distribution in Alaska into the future. |
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