Rabies in a Dog Imported from Egypt — Connecticut, 2017

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Hercules, Yonette ; Bryant, Nelva J. ; Wallace, Ryan M. ; Nelson, Randall ; Palumbo, Gabriel ; Williams, Jemeila N. ; Ocana, J. Miguel ; Shapiro, Sheryl ; Leavitt, Hilaire ; Slavinsk, Sally ; Newman, Alexandra ; Crum, David A. ; Joseph, Brian E. ; Orciari, Lillian A. ; Li, Yu ; Yager, Pamela ; Condori, Rene E. ; Stauffer, Kendra E. ; Brown, Clive
• Description:
  In 2007, the United States successfully eliminated canine rabies Virus Variants. Globally, however, dogs remain the principal source of human rabies infections. Since 2007, three cases of canine rabies Virus Variants were reported in dogs imported into the United States, one each from India (2007), Iraq (2008), and Egypt (2015) (1-3). On December 20, 2017, a dog imported into the United States from Egypt was identified with rabies, representing the second case from Egypt in 3 years. An Egyptian-based animal rescue organization delivered four dogs from Cairo, Egypt, to a flight parent (a person solicited through social media, often not affiliated with the rescue organization, and usually compensated with an airline ticket), who transported the dogs to the United States The flight parent arrived at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York City and, via transporters (persons who shuttle dogs from one state to another), transferred the dogs to foster families; the dogs ultimately were adopted in three states. The Connecticut Department of Public Health Laboratory (CDPHL) confirmed the presence of a canine rabies Virus Variants in one of the dogs, a male aged 6 months that was adopted by a Connecticut family. An investigation revealed the possibility of falsified rabies vaccination documentation presented on entry at JFK, allowing the unvaccinated dog entry to the United States This report highlights the continuing risk posed by the importation of dogs inadequately vaccinated against rabies from high-risk countries and the difficulties in verifying any imported dog's health status and rabies vaccination History.
• Subjects:
  Animals Communicable Diseases, Imported Connecticut Contact Tracing Dog Diseases Dogs Full Report Humans Male Public Health Rabies Rescue Work

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• Source:
  MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 67(50):1388-1391
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6750a3
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  30571670
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6342549
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Egypt
• Pages in Document:
  4 pdf pages
• Volume:
  67
• Issue:
  50
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a673f11286c5dddb3bfef3b80f3498acca7d4198c9d2c23afa9060ae94bd652bfa2290f0cb20d034c93ba1ba164218f0436859aa837decd8e84c658d90781292
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/76007/cdc_76007_DS1.pdf
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