Determination of freedom-from-rabies for small Indian mongoose populations in the United States Virgin Islands, 2019-2020
| Autor: | David Horner, Leanne Jankelunas, Joseph Roth, Nicole F. Angeli, Irene Guendel, Nicholas Wiese, Ryan M. Wallace, Esther M. Ellis, Marissa Taylor, Valicia J Burke-France, A. Springer Browne, Claudia D. Lombard, Bethany Bradford, Are R. Berentsen, Cosme J. Harrison, James A. Ellison, Keith R. Garcia, Jennifer Valiulus, Thomas Kelley, David J. Worthington, Alan S. McKinley, John Rossow, Brett R. Ellis, Clint N Morgan, Jeffrey B. Doty, Gerard L. Blanchard, Hannah M Cranford, Kristine M. Bisgard, Alexandra M. Medley |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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RNA viruses
Viral Diseases Topography Physiology RC955-962 Introduced species Pathology and Laboratory Medicine medicine.disease_cause Biochemistry Geographical locations United States Virgin Islands Medical Conditions 0302 clinical medicine Zoonoses Immune Physiology Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine Medicine and Health Sciences Antigen testing Islands Mammals 0303 health sciences Immune System Proteins biology Eukaryota Infectious Diseases Geography Medical Microbiology Viral Pathogens Viruses Vertebrates Pathogens Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Research Article Neglected Tropical Diseases Herpestidae Rabies Immunology 030231 tropical medicine Wildlife Zoology Animals Wild Rabies virus exposure Microbiology Antibodies Rabies Virus 03 medical and health sciences Caribbean region Virgin Islands biology.animal medicine Animals Microbial Pathogens Disease Reservoirs 030304 developmental biology Caribbean Landforms Biology and life sciences Puerto Rico Rabies virus Organisms Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Proteins Geomorphology Tropical Diseases medicine.disease Mongoose Cross-Sectional Studies North America Amniotes Earth Sciences Lyssavirus People and places |
| Zdroj: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 15, Iss 7, p e0009536 (2021) PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
| ISSN: | 1935-2735 1935-2727 |
| Popis: | Mongooses, a nonnative species, are a known reservoir of rabies virus in the Caribbean region. A cross-sectional study of mongooses at 41 field sites on the US Virgin Islands of St. Croix, St. John, and St. Thomas captured 312 mongooses (32% capture rate). We determined the absence of rabies virus by antigen testing and rabies virus exposure by antibody testing in mongoose populations on all three islands. USVI is the first Caribbean state to determine freedom-from-rabies for its mongoose populations with a scientifically-led robust cross-sectional study. Ongoing surveillance activities will determine if other domestic and wildlife populations in USVI are rabies-free. Author summary Mongooses in the Caribbean region are known to carry rabies and infect and kill humans with the deadly virus. While many countries in the Caribbean region assume they are rabies-free, there is a lack of scientifically based surveillance. We prospectively designed a statistically valid study to determine that mongoose populations in the US Virgin Islands are rabies-free and pose no risk of transmission to human or animal populations. We are pursuing further surveillance efforts to establish rabies freedom in all wildlife and domestic animal population in the US Virgin Islands. |
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