Assessment of the risk of rabies introduction into the UK, Ireland, Sweden, Malta, as a consequence of abandoning the serological test measuring protective antibodies to rabies

Algers, Bo; Blokhuis, Harry; Broom, DMB; Costa, P; Domingo, M; Greiner, M; Guemene, D; Hartung, J; Koenen, F; Muller-Graf, C; Morton, DB; Osterhaus, A; Pfeiffer, DU; Roberts, R; Sanaa, M; Salman, M; Sharp, JM; Vannier, P; Wierup, Martin; Wooldridge, M

doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2007.436

Research article2007Peer reviewedOpen access

Assessment of the risk of rabies introduction into the UK, Ireland, Sweden, Malta, as a consequence of abandoning the serological test measuring protective antibodies to rabies

Algers, Bo; Blokhuis, Harry; Broom, DMB; Costa, P; Domingo, M; Greiner, M; Guemene, D; Hartung, J; Koenen, F; Muller-Graf, C; Morton, DB; Osterhaus, A; Pfeiffer, DU; Roberts, R; Sanaa, M; Salman, M; Sharp, JM; Vannier, P; Wierup, Martin; Wooldridge, M

Keywords

lyssavirus; rhabdoviridae; mammalian reservoirs; red fox; raccoon dog; transmission; incubation period; epidemilogy; rabies in domestic animals; rabies in humans; control measures; surveillance and eradication programmes in wildlife; rabies vaccination; protection and seroconversion; favn and rffit tests; test specificity; risk assessment; rabies incidence; rabies prevalence; risk of infection; waiting time; risk of rabies introduction

Published in

EFSA Journal
2007, volume: 5, number: 2, article number: 436

SLU Authors

Algers, Bo
- Department of Applied Animal Science and Welfare, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Blokhuis, Harry
- Department of Applied Animal Science and Welfare, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Wierup, Martin
- Department of Animal Biosciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

UKÄ Subject classification

Animal and Dairy Science
Veterinary Science

Publication identifier

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.436

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/17067