Rabies is one of the oldest known pathogens, is incurable, and has the highest fatality rate of all infectious diseases. The Americas is the only region with bat rabies virus, including vampire bat rabies. The region is rich in cultural references and notable for many discoveries in the field, including the current vaccine potency test, diagnostic assay, conception of oral vaccines for wildlife, the first human survivor and the first successful canine rabies program executed at a broad level. Rabies remains the most important viral zoonosis, with tens of thousands of human fatalities and tens of millions of exposures annually, which can be used to model for other pathogens, such as COVID-19. There is an international effort to eliminate human rabies caused by dogs over the next decade, and the Americas represent the primary region with the greatest proof-of-concept evidence to accomplish this goal.
This two-volume set addresses the medical history and modern results of rabies in countries throughout the Americas, including the implications of and on cultural, economic, sociological, and research developments in the region. Volume II provides an in-depth analysis of the rabies' presence and impact in specific countries, including historical perspectives, advances in research and understanding, and current status.

Presents country-specific analyses, from historical perspectives to current status A thorough examination of the history and current state of rabies in the Americas Edited by the former head of CDC's Rabies Program

Autorentext
Charles E. Rupprecht is a World Health Organization Expert Technical Adviser on Rabies, retired as the head of the rabies program at CDC. He has co-authored over 400 peer-reviewed papers, written scores of book chapters, edited several books and served as an editor for several journals.

Inhalt

1. Rabies in Canada.- 2. Rabies in the USA.- 3. Rabies in Mexico.- 4. Rabies in the Caribbean.- 5. Rabies in Central America.- 6. Rabies in Colombia.- 7. Rabies in Brazil.- 8. Rabies in Venezuela.- 9. Rabies in Guyana, French Giana, and Suriname.- 10. Rabies in Chile.- 11. Rabies in Peru.- 12. Rabies in Ecuador.- 13. Rabies in Argentina.- 14. Rabies in Bolivia.- 15. Rabies in Paraguay.- 16. Rabies in Uruguay.- 17. Conclusions and future perspectives for the region.- 18. Afterword.