An outbreak of sheep rabies in Shanxi province, China

作者：Zhu, Y.; Zhang, G.; Shao, M.; Lei, Y.; Jiang, Y.; Tu, C.^*

来源：Epidemiology and Infection, 2011, 139(10): 1453-1456.

DOI：10.1017/S0950268811001348

• Sheep
• rabies
• outbreak
• China

This study describes an outbreak of rabies in a flock of 110 sheep in Yangqu county, Shanxi province, China, in 2010. The flock, housed in a cave being used as a sheepfold, was attacked by a rabid dog, which resulted in 36 deaths over the following 2 days from the crushing and trampling caused by panic, and some 15 further deaths from rabies 2 weeks later. Rabies in the sheep was confirmed by the fluorescent antibody test (FAT) and RT-PCR. Rabies virus was isolated from the index dog brain and its N gene was partially sequenced (nucleotides 77-880). Results showed that the canine isolate (SXTYD01) was rabies virus with the N gene fragment 100% identical to that of the virus isolated from rabid sheep. This is the first confirmed sheep rabies outbreak in China. The clinical presentation of the disease is also described.

• 出版日期2011-10
• 单位666; 东北农业大学; 中国人民解放军军事医学科学院