A case report of rabies in a striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena) in Qazvin Province of Iran

Mehdi Fazlalipour; Nazanin Shabansalmani; Firouzeh Farahtaj; Siamak Massoudi; Mohammad Sadegh Khosravy; Rouzbeh Bashar

doi:10.1002/vms3.1514

Veterinary Medicine and Science (Jul 2024)

A case report of rabies in a striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena) in Qazvin Province of Iran

Mehdi Fazlalipour,
Nazanin Shabansalmani,
Firouzeh Farahtaj,
Siamak Massoudi,
Mohammad Sadegh Khosravy,
Rouzbeh Bashar

Affiliations

Mehdi Fazlalipour: WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Rabies Pasteur Institute of Iran Tehran Iran
Nazanin Shabansalmani: WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Rabies Pasteur Institute of Iran Tehran Iran
Firouzeh Farahtaj: WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Rabies Pasteur Institute of Iran Tehran Iran
Siamak Massoudi: Department of Environment Wildlife Diseases Group, Wildlife Bureau Tehran Iran
Mohammad Sadegh Khosravy: WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Rabies Pasteur Institute of Iran Tehran Iran
Rouzbeh Bashar: WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Rabies Pasteur Institute of Iran Tehran Iran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/vms3.1514
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 4
pp. n/a – n/a

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Abstract Rabies is a fatal and zoonotic disease that remains endemic in Iran. In this article, rabies in a striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena) in Qazvin Province, Iran, was found when being hunted for using the genitals for traditional thoughts of the people. The fluorescent antibody technique confirmed rabies infection in the brain sample, and vaccination was done for injured hunter.

Published in Veterinary Medicine and Science

ISSN: 2053-1095 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Agriculture: Animal culture: Veterinary medicine
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/20531095

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