Rabies in a Dog Imported from Azerbaijan - Pennsylvania, 2021

On June 16, 2021, rabies virus infection was confirmed in a dog included in a shipment of rescue animals imported into the United States from Azerbaijan. A multistate investigation was conducted to prevent secondary rabies cases, avoid reintroduction of a dog-maintained rabies virus variant (DMRVV),...

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Published in:MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report 2022-05, Vol.71 (20), p.686-689
Main Authors: Whitehill, Florence, Bonaparte, Sarah, Hartloge, Claire, Greenberg, Lauren, Satheshkumar, Panayampalli S, Orciari, Lillian, Niezgoda, Michael, Yager, Pamela A, Pieracci, Emily G, McCullough, Jacquelyn, Evenson, Anders, Brown, Clive M, Schnitzler, Hannah, Lipton, Beth, Signs, Kimberly, Stobierski, Mary Grace, Austin, Connie, Slager, Staci, Ernst, Mark, Kerins, Janna, Simeone, Aliza, Singh, Amber, Hale, Shelby, Stanek, Danielle, Shehee, Patrick, Slavinski, Sally, McDermott, Darby, Zinna, Patricia A, Campagna, Rebecca, Wallace, Ryan M
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Language:English
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Airports
Animals
Antibodies
Disease prevention
Disease transmission
Dogs
Failure
Fraud
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Health aspects
Importation
Infection
Infections
Investigations
Medical laboratories
Public health
Quarantine
Rabies
Risk
Risk reduction
Vaccination
Vaccines
Veterinary services
Virus diseases
Viruses
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Summary:On June 16, 2021, rabies virus infection was confirmed in a dog included in a shipment of rescue animals imported into the United States from Azerbaijan. A multistate investigation was conducted to prevent secondary rabies cases, avoid reintroduction of a dog-maintained rabies virus variant (DMRVV), identify persons who might have been exposed and would be recommended to receive rabies postexposure prophylaxis, and investigate the cause of importation control failures. Results of a prospective serologic monitoring (PSM) protocol suggested that seven of 32 (22%) animals from the same shipment as the dog with confirmed rabies virus infection and who had available titer results after rabies vaccine booster had not been adequately vaccinated against rabies before importation. A requirement for rabies vaccination certificates alone will not adequately identify improper vaccination practices or fraudulent paperwork and are insufficient as a stand-alone rabies importation prevention measure. Serologic titers before importation would mitigate the risk for importing DMRVV.
ISSN:0149-2195
1545-861X
DOI:10.15585/mmwr.mm7120a3