The potential lethal consequences of rabies vaccine avoidance and dog smuggling in Europe

Affiliations

¹ Anti-rabies Centre and Infectious Diseases Department, University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, 42055, France. Electronic address: e.botelhonevers@gmail.com.
² Anti-rabies Centre and Infectious Diseases Department, University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, 42055, France.
³ Paediatric Emergency Department, University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, 42055, France.
⁴ Veterinary Clinic, 42390, Villars, France.
⁵ Hospital Pharmacy Department, University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, 42055, France.
⁶ Regional Office for Veterinary Services Loire (Direction départementale de la protection des populations de la Loire), Saint-Etienne, France.
⁷ Regional Agency for Health Rhône-Alpes, Valence, France.
⁸ Institut Pasteur, Lyssavirus Dynamics and Host Adaptation Laboratory, the National Reference Centre for Rabies, Paris, France.
⁹ General Directorate for Food-Health Emergency Mission (DGAL), France.
¹⁰ French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (Institut de Veille Sanitaire, InVS), Saint Maurice, France.
¹¹ CORRUSS, French National Focal Point, General Directorate for Health, French Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, France.

Comment

Elisabeth Botelho-Nevers et al. J Infect. 2016 May.

. 2016 May;72(5):626-8.

doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2016.02.013. Epub 2016 Mar 3.

¹ Anti-rabies Centre and Infectious Diseases Department, University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, 42055, France. Electronic address: e.botelhonevers@gmail.com.
² Anti-rabies Centre and Infectious Diseases Department, University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, 42055, France.
³ Paediatric Emergency Department, University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, 42055, France.
⁴ Veterinary Clinic, 42390, Villars, France.
⁵ Hospital Pharmacy Department, University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, 42055, France.
⁶ Regional Office for Veterinary Services Loire (Direction départementale de la protection des populations de la Loire), Saint-Etienne, France.
⁷ Regional Agency for Health Rhône-Alpes, Valence, France.
⁸ Institut Pasteur, Lyssavirus Dynamics and Host Adaptation Laboratory, the National Reference Centre for Rabies, Paris, France.
⁹ General Directorate for Food-Health Emergency Mission (DGAL), France.
¹⁰ French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (Institut de Veille Sanitaire, InVS), Saint Maurice, France.
¹¹ CORRUSS, French National Focal Point, General Directorate for Health, French Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, France.

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