OIE/OMS, Paris, 2007 EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PROPHYLAXIS OF RABIES IN HUMANS IN FRANCE. EVALUATION AND PERSPECTIVES OF A TWENTY FIVE YEAR SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM.

Slide 1OIE/OMS, Paris, 2007 EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PROPHYLAXIS OF RABIES IN HUMANS IN FRANCE. EVALUATION AND PERSPECTIVES OF A TWENTY FIVE YEAR SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM. Y. ROTIVEL, M. GOUDAL A. SIMONS DE FANTI D. VAN DER VLIET AND FRENCH RABIES TREATMENT CENTRES. Centre National de R é f é rence pour la Rage Institut Pasteur Centres de Traitement Antirabique Slide 2OIE/OMS, Paris, 2007 …towards the elimination of rabies in Eurasia! Thanks to the many experts and reference books, we all know now that rabies has been a known disease for more than 40 centuries. Moreover, rabies has been and is still the usual companion of our pets, especially dogs, in many parts of the world Elimination of rabies in pets, primarily dogs, and even in terrestrial wild fauna has proven to be possible, but difficult and costly. But, bats, seem to be currently an inexhaustible reservoir. This is why our primary goal should be the elimination of rabies in humans. And this can only be done globally. Slide 3OIE/OMS, Paris, 2007 21 antennes 66 centres Rabies treatment centers and antennas in France Slide 4OIE/OMS, Paris, 2007 « Bulletin about epidemiology and prophylaxis of rabies in humans » Demand from the Health Authorities Sent to Health Authorities, RTC, Veterinary Authorities, local veterinary laboratories, vet schools… Data from the RTC Collected and analyzed by the NRC for Rabies Direct entry of the data on the Internet Direct access to the data to authorized persons thanks to Voozanoo® Slide 5OIE/OMS, Paris, 2007 Rabies in humans in France No autochtonous cases Exposures during long stays in rabies enzootic countries (mostly northern and sub saharian african countries) 18/20 cases from Africa 2 tourists (Mexico and India) Dogs (17), Cat (1), ? (1) 10 children (