Spatio-temporal epidemiology of animal and human rabies in northern South Africa between 1998 and 2017.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Rabies is a fatal zoonotic disease that is maintained in domestic dogs and wildlife populations in the Republic of South Africa. A retrospective study was conducted to improve understanding of the dynamics of rabies in humans, domestic dogs, and wildlife species, in relation to the ecology for three northern provinces of South Africa (Limpopo, Mpumalanga, and North-West) between 1998 and 2017.

Methods

A descriptive epidemiology study was conducted for human and animal rabies. Dog rabies cases were analyzed using spatio-temporal scan statistics. The reproductive number (Rt) was estimated for the identified disease clusters. A phylogenetic tree was constructed based on the genome sequences of rabies viruses isolated from dogs, jackals, and an African civet, and Baye

SUBMITTER: Mogano K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9365189 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature