From:
Linda Lowder
Date: 2007-03-05 06:39:57 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] rabies vaccines
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
Hi sue~
I hope the information below helps to answer part of your questions.
Linda
http://www-personal.ksu.edu/~sprite/RABIES.HTML
"There has never been a transmission of rabies from a ferret to a human. There have been less than 30 cases of rabies in ferrets ever recorded in the United States compared to thousands of cases in dogs, cats, and agricultural animals."
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http://www.radil.missouri.edu/info/dora/FERRPAGE/viral.htm
V. Rabies
"Ferrets are susceptible to rabies virus, but the latency or duration of spontaneous infection is unknown. Rabies has been diagnosed in 6 ferrets since 1980, and in one case the ferret might have been vaccinated with a modified live rabies vaccine. Another case of ferret rabies was diagnosed in a ferret with no history of vaccination or exposure to a wild carnivore. There are now several USDA-approved killed vaccine products for use in ferrets: Imrab3, Rhone Merieux, Inc. and Prorab 1, Intervet. The dose and schedule for ferret vaccination is the same as that for cats, and the vaccine is effective in protecting ferrets from live virus challenge. However, the Public Health Service, through the CDC, currently recommends that vaccinated ferrets that bite a human should be euthanatized for rabies examination. The 10-day postbite quarantine is not known to be adequate for ferrets, and cannot be used as a standard until enough clinical data is collected from vaccinated
ferrets. When faced with such a bite case, it may be best to contact the state public health official for the latest recommendations. Decreasing the risk of exposure to wild carnivores markedly decreases the chance of ferrets contracting the disease. There are other conditions that can cause central nervous system diseases in ferrets, particularly canine distemper virus infection. If there is any doubt as to the progression of a CNS disorder in a ferret, the affected ferret should be isolated and or euthanatized so the brain can be submitted for laboratory examination of rabies virus infection.
Public Health Significance: The concern of humans contracting rabies from unvaccinated pet ferrets is one of the major issues that precipitated the passage of laws and ordinances preventing private ownership of ferrets in many cities and states."
sue thomas <ferretsnfelines@earthlink.net> wrote:
Hi, I need some help, I am trying to do some extensive research into the rabies vaccine (Imrab 3) for several answers.
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