SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE

Here we list a selection of peer-reviewed scientific articles on rabies covering a variety of different areas, but concentrating on the application of control methods. They were picked from a PubMed search using the keyword rabies, restricted to articles from the last 5 years where free full text was available. Click on the title of the article to access a a pdf file or webpage giving the full article text. Unless otherwise listed, the full text is in english.

We hope to build this library of resources over time, but it is not intended to be comprehensive. For access to the free PubMed search engine of medical literature, click here. 

General Reviews and Commentaries

Rabies: old disease, new challenges.
Haider S. CMAJ. 2008 Feb 26;178(5):562-3.

Rabies, a never ending story [in Spanish]
Gómez-Alonso J. Neurologia. 2006 May;21(4):169-70.

Rabies remains a 'neglected disease'.
Fooks AR. Euro Surveill. 2005 Nov 1;10(11):1-2.

Avoiding rabies.
Pounder D. BMJ. 2005 Sep 3;331(7515):469-70.

Rabies: an ancient disease that still prevails.
Madhusudana SN. Indian J Med Res. 2005 Jul;122(1):4-6.

Rabies and other lyssaviruses [in Japanese]
Minamoto N. Uirusu. 2004 Dec;54(2):213-22.

Policy and Position Papers

Use of a Reduced (4-Dose) Vaccine Schedule for Postexposure Prophylaxis to Prevent Human Rabies
Rupprecht et al.  Recommendations of the ACIP. MMWR Recomm Rep. 2010 March 19; 59 (RR-2):1-9.

Human rabies prevention--United States, 2008: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
Manning SE, et al. MMWR Recomm Rep. 2008 May 23;57(RR-3):1-28.

Compendium of animal rabies prevention and control, 2008: National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians, Inc. (NASPHV)
MMWR Recomm Rep. 2008 Apr 18;57(RR-2):1-9.

Rabies vaccines. WHO position paper. [in English and French]
Wkly Epidemiol Rec. 2007 Dec 7;82(49-50):425-35.
Correction to the above
Wkly Epidemiol Rec. 2008 Jan 4;83(1):15-16

Reducing the risk of rabies.
Bren L. FDA Consum. 2005 Jul-Aug;39(4):25-7.

Control of Rabies in Dogs
Extract from WHO Expert Consultation on Rabies, 5-8 October 2004

 

Public Health and Economic Burden

Tactics and economics of wildlife oral rabies vaccination, Canada and the United States.
Sterner RT, et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Aug;15(8):1176-84.

Direct and indirect costs of rabies exposure: a retrospective study in southern California (1998-2002).
Shwiff SA, et al. J Wildl Dis. 2007 Apr;43(2):251-7.

Re-evaluating the burden of rabies in Africa and Asia.
Knobel DL, et al. Bull World Health Organ. 2005 May;83(5):360-8.

 

Dog Bites and Dog Population Management 

No adverse effects of simultaneous vaccination with the immunocontraceptive GonaConTM and a commercial rabies vaccine on rabies virus neutralizing antibody production in dogs
Bender SC et al. (2009) Vaccine, vol 27, p7210-7213

Dog bites.
Morgan M, and Palmer J. BMJ. 2007 Feb 24;334(7590):413-7.

Humane Dog Population Management Guidance
International Companion Animal Management Coalition, 2007

A review of facial injuries due to dog bites.
Abuabara A. Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal. 2006 Jul 1;11(4):E348-50.

Guidelines for management of animal bites [in Spanish]
Jofré Morales L, et al. Rev Chilena Infectol. 2006 Mar;23(1):20-34.

 

Specific Geographic Areas

Epidemiological investigations of human rabies in China
Miao Song M et al. BMC Infectious Diseases 2009, 9:210 

Rabies surveillance in the United States during 2008
Blanton et al. JAVMA, Vol 235, No. 6, September 2009, p676-689

Rabies situation in Cambodia.
Ly S, et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2009 Sep 8;3(9):e511.

Reemerging rabies and lack of systemic surveillance in People's Republic of China.
Wu X, etal. Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Aug;15(8):1159-64.

Regulatory systems for prevention and control of rabies, Japan.
Takahashi-Omoe H, et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Sep;14(9):1368-74.

Rabies trend in China (1990-2007) and post-exposure prophylaxis in the Guangdong province.
Si H, et al. BMC Infect Dis. 2008 Aug 21;8:113.

Rabies in Chile: 1989-2005 [in Spanish]
Favi C M et al. Rev Chilena Infectol. 2008 Apr;25(2):S8-13.

A historical view of rabies in Chile [in Spanish]
Laval R E, and Lepe I P. Rev Chilena Infectol. 2008 Apr;25(2):S2-7.

Rabies in India.
Menezes R. CMAJ. 2008 Feb 26;178(5):564-6.

Increase in rabies cases in animals in Belarus.
Euro Surveill. 2007 Feb 22;12(2):E070222.3.

Control of rabies in Slovenia.
Hostnik P, et al. J Wildl Dis. 2006 Apr;42(2):459-65.

Rabies surveillance, trends in animal rabies and human post-exposure treatment in Poland, 1990 -2004.
Sadkowska-Todys M, et al. Euro Surveill. 2005 Nov;10(11):226-8.

Rabies in Europe in 2005.
Bourhy H, et al. Euro Surveill. 2005 Nov;10(11):213-6.

Rabies: a review of UK management.
McKay N, and Wallis L. Emerg Med J. 2005 May;22(5):316-21.

Arctic rabies--a review.
Mørk T, and Prestrud P. Acta Vet Scand. 2004;45(1-2):1-9.

  

Canine rabies

The Feasibility of Canine Rabies Elimination in Africa: Dispelling Doubts with Data.
Lembo T, et al. (2010) PLoS Negl Trop Dis 4(2): e626.

Transmission Dynamics and Prospects for the Elimination of Canine Rabies
Hampson, K et al. PLoS Biology Mar; 7(3):e1000053

Rabies--a recurrent danger to European countries from dogs introduced from endemic countries.
Steffens I, and Ekdahl K. Euro Surveill. 2008 May 8;13(19):18870.

Imported rabies in a quarantine centre in the United Kingdom.
Catchpole M, et al. Euro Surveill. 2008 May 8;13(19): 18868.

Current status of human rabies transmitted by dogs in Latin America.
Schneider MC, et al. Cad Saude Publica. 2007 Sep;23(9):2049-63.

Synchronous cycles of domestic dog rabies in sub-Saharan Africa and the impact of control efforts.
Hampson K, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2007 May 1;104(18):7717-22..

Canine rabies ecology in southern Africa.
Bingham J., Emerg Infect Dis. 2005 Sep;11(9):1337-42.

  

Rabies in Wildlife

Oral Rabies Vaccination in North America: Opportunities, Complexities, and Challenges.
Slate D, et al. (2009) PLoS Negl Trop Dis 3(12): e549. 

Rabies transmitted by vampire bats to humans: An emerging zoonotic disease in Latin America?
Schneider, et al.  Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2009;25(3):260-9.

Enzootic rabies elimination from dogs and reemergence in wild terrestrial carnivores, United States.
Velasco-Villa A, et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Dec;14(12):1849-54.

Emergence of fox rabies in north-eastern Italy.
De Benedictis P, et al. Euro Surveill. 2008 Nov 6;13(45): 19033.

Molecular and geographic analyses of vampire bat-transmitted cattle rabies in central Brazil.
Kobayashi Y, et al. BMC Vet Res. 2008 Nov 5;4(1):44.

Rabies virus in raccoons, Ohio, 2004.
Henderson JC, et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Apr;14(4):650-2.

Rabies virus in naturally infected bats in the State of São Paulo, Southeastern Brazil
Scheffer KC, et al. Rev Saude Publica. 2007 Jun;41(3):389-95.

Potential cost savings with terrestrial rabies control.
Recuenco S, et al. BMC Public Health. 2007 Apr 2;7(147):47.

Elimination of arctic variant rabies in red foxes, metropolitan Toronto.
Rosatte RC, et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2007 Jan;13(1):25-7.

Bat rabies in the north-northwestern regions of the state of São Paulo, Brazil: 1997-2002.
Cunha EM, et al. Rev Saude Publica. 2006 Dec;40(6):1082-6.

Rabies in hooded and striped skunks in Arizona.
Hass CC, Dragoo JW. J Wildl Dis. 2006 Oct;42(4):825-9.

Bat-associated rabies virus in Skunks.
Leslie MJ, et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2006 Aug;12(8):1274-7.

Bat-transmitted human rabies outbreaks, Brazilian Amazon.
da Rosa ES, et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2006 Aug;12(8):1197-202.

Vaccination of small Asian mongoose (Herpestes javanicus) against rabies.
Blanton JD, et al. J Wildl Dis. 2006 Jul;42(3):663-6.

A molecular epidemiological study of rabies epizootics in kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) in Namibia.
Mansfield K, et al. BMC Vet Res. 2006 Jan 13;2:2.

Public health concerns in bat rabies across Europe.
Stantic-Pavlinic M. Euro Surveill. 2005 Nov;10(11):217-20.

Fox rabies in France.
Toma B. Euro Surveill. 2005 Nov;10(11):220-2.

Fox rabies in Germany - an update.
Müller T, et al. Euro Surveill. 2005 Nov;10(11):229-31.

  

Diagnosis and Case Reports

Human Rabies — Kentucky/Indiana, 2009
J House et al. MMWR April 9, 2010; Vol.59, No.13

Presumptive Abortive Human Rabies — Texas, 2009
G Holzmann-Pazgal et al. MMWR February 26, 2010; Vol. 59, No. 7

Furious Rabies after an Atypical Exposure (a learning forum paper)
Wertheim, HFL, et al.  PLoS Medicine 2009 Mar;6(3):e1000044

Approach to management of suspected rabies exposures: what primary care physicians need to know.
Grill AK. Can Fam Physician. 2009 Mar;55(3):247-51.

Rabies in small animals
Lackey S et al. Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 2008; 38(4): 851-ix. 

Laboratory diagnosis of rabies in Canada for calendar year 2006.
Fehlner-Gardiner C, et al. Can Vet J. 2008 Apr;49(4):359-61.

Rabies diagnosis for developing countries.
Dürr S, et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2008 Mar 26;2(3):e206.

Rabies encephalitis in malaria-endemic area, Malawi, Africa.
Mallewa M, et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2007 Jan;13(1):136-9.

Detection of rabies virus antigen or antibody using flow cytometry.
Vengatesan D, et al. Cytometry B Clin Cytom. 2006 Sep 15;70(5):335-43.

Evaluation of a direct, rapid immunohistochemical test for rabies diagnosis.
Lembo T, et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2006 Feb;12(2):310-3.

Laboratory diagnosis of rabies in the west region of São Paulo State [in Portuguese]
Albas A, et al. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2005 Nov-Dec;38(6):493-5.

  

Symptoms and Pathology

Concepts in the pathogenesis of rabies
Dietzschold B et al. Future Virol. 2008 September vol.3: p481-490.

Progression in studies on pathogenesis of rabies virus [in Japanese]
Ito N, and Sugiyama M. Uirusu. 2007 Dec;57(2):191-8

Rabies Encephalitis.
Mohite A, et al. Indian Pediatr. 2007 Sep 7;44(9):702-704.

Rabies and the cerebellum: new methods for tracing circuits in the brain.
Taber KH, et al. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2005 Spring;17(2):133-9.

  

Post-Exposure Prophylaxis and Treatment

Development of a mouse monoclonal antibody cocktail for post-exposure rabies prophylaxis in humans.
Müller T, et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2009 Nov 3;3(11):e542.

Rabies Vaccine Strategies  Concepts of Rabies Prophylaxis for the Caving Community
Brass D  PRS Issue 109, Winter 2009

Bats in the Bedroom, Bats in the Belfry: Reanalysis of the Rationale for Rabies Postexposure Prophylaxis
De Serres G et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2009; 48:1493-9

Rabies exposures, post-exposure prophylaxis and deaths in a region of endemic canine rabies.
Hampson K, et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2008;2(11):e339.

Rabies postexposure prophylaxis, Marseille, France, 1994-2005.
Gautret P, et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Sep;14(9):1452-4.

Short-interfering RNAs as antivirals against rabies.
Brandão PE, et al. Braz J Infect Dis. 2007 Apr;11(2):224-5.

A change in rabies post-exposure treatment guidelines after decision analysis in Israel.
Dubnov J, et al. Eur J Public Health. 2007 Feb;17(1):92-7.

Trends in rabies post-exposure prophylaxis given in Slovenia.
Stantic-Pavlinic M, and Jenko I. Euro Surveill. 2005 May 12;10(5):E050512.3.

Vaccines and Immunoglobulin

Issues of human rabies immunoglobulin and vaccine: policy versus practice.
Folb JE, and Cooke RP. J Public Health (Oxf). 2007 Mar;29(1):83-7.

Is injecting a finger with rabies immunoglobulin dangerous?
Suwansrinon K, et al. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2006 Aug;75(2):363-4.

Assessing the relationship between antigenicity and immunogenicity of human rabies vaccines. Results of a meta-analysis.
Sudarshan MK, et al. Hum Vaccin. 2005 Sep-Oct;1(5):187-90.

  

Rabies Modelling

Transmission dynamics and economics of rabies control in dogs and humans in an African city.
Zinsstag J, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Sep 1;106:14996-5001.

Use of geographic information systems in rabies vaccination campaigns.
Grisi-Filho JH, et al. Rev Saude Publica. 2008 Dec;42(6):1005-11.

Spatial and temporal patterns of enzootic raccoon rabies adjusted for multiple covariates.
Recuenco S, et al. Int J Health Geogr. 2007 Apr 11;6:14.

Spatial control of rabies on heterogeneous landscapes.
Russell CA, et al. PLoS ONE. 2006 Dec 20;1:e27.

Development of a GIS-based, real-time Internet mapping tool for rabies surveillance.
Blanton JD, et al. Int J Health Geogr. 2006 Nov 1;5:47.

  

Virus Genomics

Genomic diversity and evolution of the lyssaviruses.
Delmas O et al. PLoS ONE. 2008 Apr 30;3(4):e2057. 

Molecular epidemiology identifies only a single rabies virus variant circulating in complex carnivore communities of the Serengeti
Lembo T et al. Proc. R. Soc. B (2007) 274, 2123-2130 

Molecular epidemiology of rabies in Vietnam.
Yamagata J, et al. Microbiol Immunol. 2007;51(9):833-40.

Phylogenetic characterization of rabies virus isolates from Carnivora in Brazil.
Kobayashi Y, et al. J Vet Med Sci. 2007 Jul;69(7):691-6.

A high-resolution genetic signature of demographic and spatial expansion in epizootic rabies virus.
Biek R, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2007 May 8;104(19):7993-8

Emergence of Arctic-like rabies lineage in India.
Nadin-Davis SA, et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2007 Jan;13(1):111-6.

Molecular epidemiology of rabies virus isolates in India.
Nagarajan T, et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2006 Sep;44(9):3218-24.

A new phylogenetic lineage of rabies virus associated with western pipistrelle bats (Pipistrellus hesperus).
Franka R, et al. J Gen Virol. 2006 Aug;87(Pt 8):2309-21.

Molecular diversity of rabies viruses associated with bats in Mexico and other countries of the Americas.
Velasco-Villa A, et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2006 May;44(5):1697-710.

A single amino acid change in rabies virus glycoprotein increases virus spread and enhances virus pathogenicity.
Faber M, et al. J Virol. 2005 Nov;79(22):14141-8.

Unifying the spatial population dynamics and molecular evolution of epidemic rabies virus.
Real LA, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2005 Aug 23;102(34):12107-11.

Travel Medicine

Human rabies case with long incubation, Australia.
Johnson N, et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Dec;14(12):1950-1.

Rabies risk among travellers.
Di Quinzio M, and McCarthy A. CMAJ. 2008 Feb 26;178(5):567.

A human case of travel-related rabies in Austria, September 2004.
Strauss R, et al. Euro Surveill. 2005 Nov;10(11):225-6.

Paralytic rabies after a two week holiday in India.
Solomon T, et al. BMJ. 2005 Sep 3;331(7515):501-3.

Death from rabies in a UK traveller returning from India.
Smith A, et al. Euro Surveill. 2005 Jul 28;10(7):E050728.5.

 

Organ Transplantation

Organ transplantations and rabies transmission.
Bronnert J, et al. J Travel Med. 2007 May-Jun;14(3):177-80.

Transmission of rabies virus from an organ donor to four transplant recipients.
Kusne S, and Smilack J. Liver Transpl. 2005 Oct;11(10):1295-7.