THE RESULTS OF CONTROL OF FOX RABIES IN FRANCE

Authors
AUBERT M MASSON E VUILLAUME P ARTOIS M BARRAT J
Citation
M. Aubert et al., THE RESULTS OF CONTROL OF FOX RABIES IN FRANCE, Medecine et maladies infectieuses, 23, 1993, pp. 537-545
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Infectious Diseases
Journal title
Medecine et maladies infectieuses → ACNP
ISSN journal
0399077X
Volume
23
Year of publication
1993
Pages
537 - 545
Database
ISI
SICI code
0399-077X(1993)23:<537:TROCOF>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
Fox rabies entered in France in 1968, but the contaminated area the nu mber of cases in animal species dramatically decreased during the last three years. This progress have been obtained after several years of research on epidemiology and vaccines, with the development of oral va ccination of foxes with baits carrying live viruses : attenuated strai ns of rabies virus (SAD), or low virulent mutant (SAG), or recombinant vaccinia virus (VRG). It is possible to foresee the eradication of th e disease in France within few years.