Taking the Bite Out of Rabies, Putting Teeth Into “One Health”
Authors: David N. Fisman
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2014)

Editorials21 January 2014Taking the Bite Out of Rabies, Putting Teeth Into “One Health”David N. Fisman, MD, MPHDavid N. Fisman, MD, MPHFrom Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/M13-2821 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Rabies is a scourge to humans and animals that was first mentioned in medical texts as early as the sixth century BCE. The development of rabies vaccines by Pasteur in the late 19th century provided a potent tool for protection of both animals and humans (1). Canine rabies has been eliminated from many high-income countries, and human rabies cases are vanishingly rare in Canada and the United States, largely because of requirements for vaccination and the availability of postexposure immunization protection when exposure (to rabid feral animals) does occur.The situation is different in many low- and middle-income countries, where ...References1. Osler W. Specific Infectious Diseases: XXIV. Hydrophobia. The Principles and Practice of Medicine. 2nd ed. New York: D. Appleton and Company; 1897:177-80. Google Scholar2. World Health Organization. WHO Expert Consultation on Rabies. Second report. World Health Organ Tech Rep Ser. 2013;:1-139. [PMID: 24069724] MedlineGoogle Scholar3. Morters MK, Restif O, Hampson K, Cleaveland S, Wood JL, Conlan AJ. Evidence-based control of canine rabies: a critical review of population density reduction. J Anim Ecol. 2013;82:6-14. [PMID: 23004351] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. World Society for the Protection of Animals. Ending Inhumane Culling. 2013. Accessed at www.wspa-international.org/ending-inhumane-culling/default.aspx on 30 November 2013. Google Scholar5. Fitzpatrick MC, Hampson K, Cleaveland S, Mzimbiri I, Lankester F, Lembo T, et al. Cost-effectiveness of canine vaccination to prevent human rabies in rural Tanzania. Ann Intern Med. 2014;160:91-100. LinkGoogle Scholar6. Pitman R, Fisman D, Zaric GS, Postma M, Kretzschmar M, Edmunds J, et al; ISPOR-SMDM Modeling Good Research Practices Task Force. Dynamic transmission modeling: a report of the ISPOR-SMDM Modeling Good Research Practices Task Force—5. Value Health. 2012;15:828-34. [PMID: 22999132] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. Lloyd-Smith JO, George D, Pepin KM, Pitzer VE, Pulliam JR, Dobson AP, et al. Epidemic dynamics at the human-animal interface. Science. 2009;326:1362-7. [PMID: 19965751] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. Kaplan B. One Health or ... some health? Vet Ital. 2011;47:129-31. [PMID: 21706464] MedlineGoogle Scholar9. Matthews L, Low JC, Gally DL, Pearce MC, Mellor DJ, Heesterbeek JA, et al. Heterogeneous shedding of Escherichia coli O157 in cattle and its implications for control. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2006;103:547-52. [PMID: 16407143] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. Broder CC, Geisbert TW, Xu K, Nikolov DB, Wang LF, Middleton D, et al. Immunization strategies against henipaviruses. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol. 2012;359:197-223. [PMID: 22481140] MedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: David N. Fisman, MD, MPHAffiliations: From Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDisclosures: None disclosed. Forms can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M13-2821.Corresponding Author: David N. Fisman, MD, MPH, University of Toronto, 155 College Street, Room 678, Toronto ON M5T 3M7 Canada; e-mail, david.fisman@utoronto.ca. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoCost-Effectiveness of Canine Vaccination to Prevent Human Rabies in Rural Tanzania Meagan C. Fitzpatrick , Katie Hampson , Sarah Cleaveland , Imam Mzimbiri , Felix Lankester , Tiziana Lembo , Lauren A. Meyers , A. David Paltiel , and Alison P. Galvani Correction: Taking the Bite Out of Rabies, Putting Teeth Into “One Health” Metrics Cited byRabies – epidemiology, pathogenesis, public health concerns and advances in diagnosis and control: a comprehensive reviewCorrection: Taking the Bite Out of Rabies, Putting Teeth Into “One Health” 21 January 2014Volume 160, Issue 2Page: 132-133KeywordsEnvironmental healthHealth economicsImmunityInfectious diseasesPopulation statisticsPrevention, policy, and public healthRabiesRural areasVaccinesZoonoses ePublished: 21 January 2014 Issue Published: 21 January 2014 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2014 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...