@article{BeltránPalacios:57158,
author = "Beltrán Palacios, Laura and Monzón Garcés, Marta and
Badiola Díez, Juan José",
title = "{Valoración de la cobertura vacunal antirrábica}",
year = "2016",
note = "Rabies is a viral infectious disease caused by
Lyssaviruses. It is a zoonotic disease characterized by
encephalomyelitis that leads affected animals to death in
most cases presenting clinical signs. Its distribution is
global, and despite the actual incidence in human species
is yet unknown, WHO estimates that 55,000 deaths occur each
year, mainly in developing countries. Spain is free of
terrestrial rabies since 1978. However, several imported
dog rabies (from Morocco) and nearly 20 bat rabies cases
have been diagnosed since that date. Taking into account
these epidemiological data and the geographical location
between Europe and endemic countries, it results necessary
to maximize control and prevention measures. The aim of
this study was to provide actual data concerning
vaccination coverage in 17 dogs from a shelter in Movera
(Zaragoza) by preliminary study about antibody titers
against rabies. An indirect-ELISA established by OIE was
applied on all sera in order to determine the rate of
seroconversion in animals analyzed. Out of the 17 samples
tested,23.5 % and 5.9 % presented antibody titers equal or
higher than 0.5UI/ml, respectively. These results indicate
an acceptable level of protection according to the OIE. The
remaining samples,70.6 % did not show titles with
protection levels (they were lower than 0.5 IU/ ml).",
}