Guest guest Posted June 9, 2006 Report Share Posted June 9, 2006 RABIES, CANINE, HUMAN - CHINA (GUANGDONG) ****************************************** A ProMED-mail post <http://www.promedmail.org> ProMED-mail is a program of the International Society for Infectious Diseases <http://www.isid.org> Thu 8 Jun 2006 Mary Marshall <tropical.forestry Source: Reuters Foundation AlertNet, Thu 8 2006 [edited] <http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/T267785.htm> China's booming southern province of Guangdong has reported more than 300 deaths from rabies [during 2005], the highest number in a decade, as its increasingly affluent population buys more dogs, state media said on Thursday [8 Jun 2006]. Rabies killed 306 people in the province last year, up 24.9 percent from 2004, the China Daily said. " As living standards keep increasing, more people feed dogs, and this increased contact means more chance of infection, " Professor Guo Xiaofeng of the South China Agriculture University (SCAU) was quoted as saying. Pet dogs were shunned in the days of Mao Zedong as a symbol of bourgeois decadence and dog is still a popular restaurant dish. But pets have become increasingly popular in the last decade with improved living standards. During 2005, 330 000 people sought treatment for rabies in Guangdong, which borders Hong Kong, and 500 000 were vaccinated. There were 1.5 million reported dog bites or scratches. Guo also said that education about rabies in rural areas, where most infections took place, was important to encourage people to vaccinate their dogs against the disease. Some 2660 people died of rabies in China in 2004, according to Ministry of Health figures. -- Mary Marshall <tropical.forestry [The elevation of the dog from culinary item to household companion in Chinese society is being accompanied by an unexpected increase in the burden of cases of human rabies. Previous reports from China have described the containment of canine rabies in the capital by the licensing and compulsory vaccination of domestic pets. A similar policy will need to be implemented in rural areas throughout the country and in the booming southern province of Guangdong to reduce both the number of cases of human rabies and the very high number of people seeking protection by vaccination. A map of the administrative regions of China with the location of Guangdong can be accessed at <http://www.clemson.edu/EAS/china_map.htm>. - Mod.CP] [see also: Rabies, canine, human - China (Beijing) 20060226.0632 2005 ----- Rabies, canine, human - China (Beijing) 20050814.2380 Rabies, human - China: vaccine failure suspected 20050718.2071 Rabies, canine, human - China (Guangdong): correction 20050319.0800 Rabies, canine, human - China (Guangdong): correction 20050319.0799 Rabies, canine - China (Guangdong) 20050318.0784 2004 ---- Rabies, human - China 20040621.1649 2003 ---- Rabies, human - China (nationwide) (02) 20031125.2920 Rabies - China (Guangxi) (03) 20031114.2830 Rabies - China (Guangxi) (02): correction 20031114.2821 Rabies - China (Guangxi) (02): correction 20031113.2817 Rabies - China (Guangxi) 20031112.2802 Rabies, human - China (nationwide) 20030912.2311 Rabies, human - China (Guangdong) (02): correction 20030722.1794 Rabies, human - China (Guangdong) (02): correction 20030722.1793 Rabies, human - China (Guangdong) 20030721.1783 2002 ---- Rabies, human - Taiwan ex China 20020806.4954] .......................cp/pg/mpp -- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 does anyone know whether it can be proved whether a human infected with rabies got it from a bite or from eating dog? (other than on their word of whether they were bitten or not) I ask following the other article this week about confirmed cases from eating dog meat. On 6/10/06, Kim Bartlett <anpeople wrote: > > RABIES, CANINE, HUMAN - CHINA (GUANGDONG) > ****************************************** > A ProMED-mail post > <http://www.promedmail.org> > ProMED-mail is a program of the > International Society for Infectious Diseases <http://www.isid.org> > > Thu 8 Jun 2006 > Mary Marshall <tropical.forestry<tropical.forestry%40btinternet.com> > > > Source: Reuters Foundation AlertNet, Thu 8 2006 [edited] > <http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/T267785.htm> > > China's booming southern province of Guangdong has reported more than > 300 deaths from rabies [during 2005], the highest number in a decade, > as its increasingly affluent population buys more dogs, state media > said on Thursday [8 Jun 2006]. > > Rabies killed 306 people in the province last year, up 24.9 percent > from 2004, the China Daily said. " As living standards keep > increasing, more people feed dogs, and this increased contact means > more chance of infection, " Professor Guo Xiaofeng of the South China > Agriculture University (SCAU) was quoted as saying. > > Pet dogs were shunned in the days of Mao Zedong as a symbol of > bourgeois decadence and dog is still a popular restaurant dish. But > pets have become increasingly popular in the last decade with > improved living standards. During 2005, 330 000 people sought > treatment for rabies in Guangdong, which borders Hong Kong, and 500 > 000 were vaccinated. There were 1.5 million reported dog bites or > scratches. > > Guo also said that education about rabies in rural areas, where most > infections took place, was important to encourage people to vaccinate > their dogs against the disease. > > Some 2660 people died of rabies in China in 2004, according to > Ministry of Health figures. > > -- > Mary Marshall > <tropical.forestry <tropical.forestry%40btinternet.com>> > > [The elevation of the dog from culinary item to household companion > in Chinese society is being accompanied by an unexpected increase in > the burden of cases of human rabies. Previous reports from China have > described the containment of canine rabies in the capital by the > licensing and compulsory vaccination of domestic pets. A similar > policy will need to be implemented in rural areas throughout the > country and in the booming southern province of Guangdong to reduce > both the number of cases of human rabies and the very high number of > people seeking protection by vaccination. > > A map of the administrative regions of China with the location of > Guangdong can be accessed at > <http://www.clemson.edu/EAS/china_map.htm>. - Mod.CP] > > [see also: > Rabies, canine, human - China (Beijing) 20060226.0632 > 2005 > ----- > Rabies, canine, human - China (Beijing) 20050814.2380 Rabies, human - > China: vaccine failure suspected 20050718.2071 Rabies, canine, human > - China (Guangdong): correction 20050319.0800 Rabies, canine, human - > China (Guangdong): correction 20050319.0799 Rabies, canine - China > (Guangdong) 20050318.0784 > 2004 > ---- > Rabies, human - China 20040621.1649 > 2003 > ---- > Rabies, human - China (nationwide) (02) 20031125.2920 Rabies - China > (Guangxi) (03) 20031114.2830 Rabies - China (Guangxi) (02): > correction 20031114.2821 Rabies - China (Guangxi) (02): correction > 20031113.2817 Rabies - China (Guangxi) 20031112.2802 Rabies, human - > China (nationwide) 20030912.2311 Rabies, human - China (Guangdong) > (02): correction 20030722.1794 Rabies, human - China (Guangdong) > (02): correction 20030722.1793 Rabies, human - China (Guangdong) > 20030721.1783 > 2002 > ---- > Rabies, human - Taiwan ex China 20020806.4954] > .......................cp/pg/mpp > > -- > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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