Reemergence of Human Rabies in an Endemic Peruvian Amazon Region.

IF 1.9 4区医学 Q3 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Pub Date : 2025-06-24 DOI:10.4269/ajtmh.25-0032

César Sánchez-Álvarez, Alfredo Chiappe-Gonzalez, Cristhian Resurrección Delgado, Joshua Paz-Majluf, Rotciv Arteaga-Vega, Manuel López-Fuentes, Juan José Montenegro-Idrogo

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Abstract

We report the case of two girls from a rural community in the Peruvian Amazon who were exposed to the rabies virus, with fatal outcomes in both cases. The reemergence of rabies in this endemic area after more than 11 years of successful control through massive immunization policies is highlighted in this report. In these cases, exposure occurred through contact with a domestic cat, although bat bites remain the most common source of rabies transmission in the region. Adopting a One Health approach and reinforcing periodic mass immunization campaigns are essential to prevent further outbreaks in endemic rabies zones.

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秘鲁亚马逊地区人类狂犬病再次出现。

我们报告来自秘鲁亚马逊农村社区的两名女孩暴露于狂犬病毒的病例，两例均有致命结果。本报告强调指出，在通过大规模免疫政策成功控制了11年多之后，狂犬病在这一流行地区再次出现。在这些病例中，接触是通过与家猫接触发生的，尽管蝙蝠叮咬仍然是该地区最常见的狂犬病传播源。采用“同一个健康”方针和加强定期大规模免疫运动对于预防狂犬病流行区进一步暴发至关重要。

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American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生

CiteScore

6.20

自引率

3.00%

发文量

508

审稿时长

3 months

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