Emergence of fox rabies in north-eastern Italy

P De Benedictis; T Gallo; A Iob; R Coassin; G Squecco; G Ferri; F D'Ancona; S Marangon; I Capua; F Mutinelli

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Emergence of fox rabies in north-eastern Italy
P De Benedictis¹ , T Gallo² , A Iob³ , R Coassin² , G Squecco³ , G Ferri⁴ , F D'Ancona⁵ , S Marangon¹ , I Capua¹ , F Mutinelli¹
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Affiliations: ¹ Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, National Reference Centre for Rabies, Legnaro (Padova), Italy ² Direzione Centrale Salute e Protezione Sociale, Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia, Trieste, Italy ³ Dipartimento di Prevenzione, Azienda per i Servizi Sanitari 3, Alto Friuli, Gemona del Friuli, Italy ⁴ Ministero del Lavoro della Salute e delle Politiche Sociali, Direzione Generale per la Sanità Animale e il Farmaco Veterinario, Roma, Italy ⁵ Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Centro Nazionale di Epidemiologia, Sorveglianza e Promozione della Salute, Roma, Italy

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Citation style for this article: De Benedictis P, Gallo T, Iob A, Coassin R, Squecco G, Ferri G, D'Ancona F, Marangon S, Capua I, Mutinelli F. Emergence of fox rabies in north-eastern Italy. Euro Surveill. 2008;13(45):pii=19033. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.13.45.19033-en Received: 03 Nov 2008

Abstract

Italy has been classified as rabies-free since 1997. In October 2008, two foxes have been diagnosed with rabies in the Province of Udine, north-east Italy. One case of human exposure caused by a bite from one of the foxes has occurred and was properly treated.