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Enhanced Rabies Surveillance Using a Direct Rapid Immunohistochemical Test
Published on: April 30, 2019
Surveillance system for infectious diseases of pets, Santiago, Chile
Javier López1, Katia Abarca, Jaime Cerda
1Chilean Society of Veterinary Infectious Diseases, Santiago, Chile.
Emerging Infectious Diseases
|October 29, 2009
Abstract:
Pet diseases may pose risks to human health but are rarely included in surveillance systems. A pilot surveillance system of pet infectious diseases in Santiago, Chile, found that 4 canine and 3 feline diseases accounted for 90.1% and 98.4% of notifications, respectively. Data also suggested association between poverty and pet diseases.
