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. 2019 Jul;60(7):737-743.

A One Health approach to rabies management in Manitoba, Canada

Shauna Richards  1 , Richard Rusk  1 , Dale Douma  1
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A One Health approach to rabies management in Manitoba, Canada

Shauna Richards et al. Can Vet J. 2019 Jul.

Abstract
in English, French

A One Health approach was developed in the province of Manitoba in 2014 to manage human and domestic animal exposures to rabies. Manitoba Rabies Central is a collaboration of 3 provincial departments responsible for animal, human, and environmental health. Since the inception of the program 537 samples from animals suspected of rabies and causing an exposure to a human or domestic animal have been evaluated with 11.3% testing positive, 85.7% testing negative, and 3.0% being unfit for testing. Most of the positive rabies test results came from skunks (52.0%), which accounted for 12.5% of submissions. Dogs and cats accounted for 52.5% of submissions; however, only 18.9% of these animals tested positive for rabies. Domestic animals were more likely to be exposed to a rabid animal (most commonly skunks) than were humans. Humans were more likely to be exposed to dogs and cats (regardless of rabies test result).

Approche Une seule santé pour la gestion de la rage au Manitoba, au Canada. Dans la province du Manitoba, une approche Une seule santé a été mise au point en 2014 pour gérer l’exposition des humains et des animaux domestiques à la rage. Manitoba Rabies Central est une collaboration de trois ministères provinciaux responsables pour la santé animale, humaine et environnementale. Depuis la création du programme, 537 échantillons d’animaux suspectés d’être infectés par la rage et de causer une exposition pour un humain ou un animal domestique ont été évalués et 11,3 % ont obtenu des résultats positifs, 85,7 % des résultats négatifs et 3,0 % étaient inaptes pour le test. La majorité des résultats positifs pour la rage provenait des moufettes (52,0 %), ce qui représentait 12,5 % des soumissions. Les chiens et les chats représentaient 52,5 % des soumissions, cependant, seulement 18,9 % de ces animaux ont eu des résultats positifs pour la rage. Il était plus probable que les animaux domestiques soient exposés à un animal enragé (pour la plupart des moufettes) que les humains. Il était plus probable que les humains soient exposés aux chiens et aux chats (sans égard au résultat du test pour la rage).(Traduit par Isabelle Vallières).

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Health regions of Manitoba.
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Sampling locations in Manitoba between April 2014 and March 2018.
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