History of Rabies in the Americas: From the Pre-Columbian to the Present, Volume II Historical Introductions and Disease Status To Date

About this book

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.

Contents

Introduction / C. Rupprecht

1. Rabies in Canada / C. Felhner-Gardiner et al.
2. Rabies in the USA / A. Davis et al.
3. Rabies in Mexico / V. Gutierrez et al.
4. Rabies in the Caribbean / J. Seetahal et al.
5. Rabies in Central America / D. Moran et al.
6. Rabies in Colombia / C. Pardo et al.
7. Rabies in Brazil / J. Megid et al.
8. Rabies in Venezuela / M. Pena et al.
9. Rabies in Guyana, French Guiana and Suriname / C. Hartley et al.
10. Rabies in Chile / V. Yung
11. Rabies in Peru / S. Reucenco
12. Rabies in Ecuador / N. Romero
13. Rabies in Argentina / C. Palacios et al.
14. Rabies in Bolivia / F. Villegas
15. Rabies in Paraguay / M. San Miguel
16. Rabies in Uruguay / G. Botto
17. Conclusions and future perspectives for the region / C. Rupprecht
18. Afterword / I Kuzmin

Index to Volume II

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Biography

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.