Title: The Rabies Situation in Eastern Europe
1The Rabies Situation in Eastern Europe
National Reference Laboratory for Rabies, State
Veterinary Institute, Liberec, Czech Republic
219 countries - area 2,5 million km2
3Rabies control - legislation
In all countries studied - Rabies is given
appropriate attention - Rabies is a notifiable
disease - National Reference Laboratory for
Rabies established - Legislation in force for
human and animal rabies control and prevention
- Enforcement by ministries of agriculture and
health, among others
4Data reporting
- No information about data reporting from
Croatia, Hungary, Moldova and Ukraine - 15
countries report monthly, 10 of those summarize
annually - All countries report electronically,
10 also on paper - Reports provided to OIE and
WHO, among other agencies - Quarterly reports
provided to Rabies Bulletin Europe, except
Moldova
5Rabies cases 2002-2006
6Rabies cases 2002-2006 - total
7Rabies cases in dogs and cats 2002 -2006
8Number of Animals Tested 2005
9Number of Animals Cases 2005
10Number of Animals Tested 2006
11Number of Animals Cases 2006
12Animal species participation on the rabies cases
2005
13Animal species participation on the rabies cases
2006
14Bat rabies cases 2002-2006
15Bat rabies tested 2005-2006
16Rabies cases - 2003
17Rabies cases - 2004
18Rabies cases - 2005
19Rabies cases - 2006
20Rabies in humans
- Rabies in humans is rare - All participating
countries claim adequate diagnostic
capacity - All countries have public education
programs - During 2005 no cases of human
rabies - During 2006, the Republic of Belarus
reported 2 human cases
Post exposure treatment
- Only 12 countries provided data concerning post
exposure immunization - In those countries,
41,018 people received post exposure treatment in
2005 - 26,466 people were vaccinated in
2006 - Cell culture rabies vaccines are used in
all countries - Immunoglobulin (ERIG or HRIG) is
used for category III exposure
21Exposure immunization
22Vaccination of domestic animals
- 12 countries answering the OIE
questionnaire require rabies vaccination of dogs
in their entire territories - Vaccination in
restricted areas is required in Albania
- Finland only requires vaccination of hunting
dogs - 10 countries have a governmental
rabies vaccination programs for dogs
- Vaccination of cats is obligatory in 10
countries - Rabies vaccination is voluntary
for other animals such as cattle, sheep, and
horses
23Vaccination of domestic animals
24Dog population structure
- Only 4 countries provided quantitative data
concerning dogs - 10 countries provided the number of dogs
vaccinated yearly - 5,160,000 in 2005
- 4,600,000 in 2006
- Vaccination coverage varies between 75 and 95
- Precise data concerning dog population structure
is not available in most countries the
proportion of registered dogs and free-roaming or
stray dogs is not tracked - Only the Czech Republic and Finland report nearly
100 dog registration, without any
incidence of strays - Serbia and Montenegro reporting populations with
3 roaming, and 14 stray dogs
25Rabies control in wildlife
26I cant wait for that bait!