| Abstrakt: |
The paper presents the epizootic situation of rabies in Poland in 2019. According to monitoring data, rabies was diagnosed in 11 animals, of which 10 were found to be bats. It has occurred in six voivodships, including two in which no immunization activities were carried out, due to the vaccination program in foxes and no cases of rabies in the following three years. High vaccination rates and immunization of foxes has indicated that rabies virus was virtually eliminated from the population of this species. At the same time, it is increasingly found in bats, which can be a new reservoir, and also a vector of its spread. Such a condition may contribute to an increase of epizootic as well as epidemiological threat, since in the case of a bats, we are dealing with a completely different clinical picture, that is making initial diagnosis difficult. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
