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. 2014 Feb 28;63(8):178.

Notes from the field: wildlife rabies on an island free from canine rabies for 52 years--Taiwan, 2013

Hsiu Wu, Su-San Chang, Hsiang-Jung Tsai, Ryan M Wallace, Sergio E Recuenco, Jeffrey B Doty, Neil M Vora, Feng-Yee Chang; EIS officer, CDC; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Notes from the field: wildlife rabies on an island free from canine rabies for 52 years--Taiwan, 2013

Hsiu Wu et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. .

Abstract

Dog-to-dog transmission of rabies in Taiwan was eliminated in 1961; the island was considered canine rabies-free for 52 years. On July 16, 2013, three ferret-badgers (Melogale moschata) tested positive for rabies by fluorescent antibody testing at the Animal Health Research Institute, Council of Agriculture of Taiwan. This was the first time wild animals other than bats were tested. During 1999-2012, a total of 6,841 clinically healthy dogs and five apparently normal cats from shelters were tested and found negative for rabies. During 2009-2012, a total of 322 bats were tested and found negative for rabies.

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The Chinese ferret-badger, also known as the small-toothed ferret-badger (Melogale moschata), is widely distributed in Southeast Asia
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