In this episode of Current Vet, Dr. Lottie explains rabies, how
it causes disease, the 3 phases of clinical signs and what we
should do if we suspect a case
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Timeline:
00:00 Intro
00:31 Case
03:15 Aetiology & Pathogenesis
07:18 Clinical Signs
10:14 Diagnosis
13:15 Treatment
15:53 Prevention
20:11 Key Points
21:48 Outro
Recommended reading
National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians
(2016). Compendium of Animal Rabies Prevention and Control.
Public Veterinary Medicine: Public Health.
Small Animal Internal Medicine, Chapter 64 – Encephalitis,
Myelitis, and Meningitis (pp. 1125–1126).
WHO (2024). Expert Consultation on Rabies: Third Report
(Technical Report Series No. 1012). Geneva: World Health
Organization.
WOAH (2023). Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for
Terrestrial Animals, Chapter 3.1.18 – Rabies
Global Alliance for Rabies Control website.
https://rabiesalliance.org
References
Balcha, C. (2017) ‘Review of rabies preventions and control’,
International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS). doi:
10.11591/IJPHS.V6I4.10781
Coleman, P.G. and Dye, C. (1996) ‘Immunization coverage
required to prevent outbreaks of dog rabies’, Vaccine, 14 (3),
pp. 185–186. doi: 10.1016/0264-410x(95)00197-9
National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians
Compendium of Animal Rabies Prevention and Control Committee
(2016) ‘Public veterinary medicine: public health — Compendium of
animal rabies prevention and control’, Journal of the American
Veterinary Medical Association, 248 (5), pp. 505–517. doi:
10.2460/javma.248.5.505
Singh, R., Singh, K.P., Cherian, S., Saminathan, M., Kapoor,
S., Reddy, G.B.M. et al. (2017) ‘Rabies – epidemiology,
pathogenesis, public health concerns and advances in diagnosis
and control: a comprehensive review’, Veterinary Quarterly,
37(1), pp. 212–251. doi: 10.1080/01652176.2017.1343516
Rupprecht, C.E., Hanlon, C.A. and Hemachudha, T. (2002)
‘Rabies re-examined’, The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 2 (6), pp.
327–343. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(02)00287-6
Small Animal Internal Medicine (2020) Chapter 64:
Encephalitis, myelitis, and meningitis, pp. 1125–1126. 6th edn.
St Louis: Elsevier Saunders.
The Ecologist (2025) ‘Rabies in sea mammals (Cape fur seals,
South Africa)’, The Ecologist, 14 July 2025. Available at:
https://theecologist.org/2025/jul/14/rabies-sea (Accessed: 27
October 2025).
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025)
‘Rabies: Information for Veterinarians’. Available at:
https://www.cdc.gov/rabies/hcp/veterinarians/index.html
(Accessed: 27 October 2025).
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025)
‘Rabies Post-exposure Prophylaxis Guidance’. Available at:
https://www.cdc.gov/rabies/hcp/clinical-care/post-exposure-prophylaxis.html
(Accessed: 27 October 2025).
Bautista-Alejandre, A. (2025) ‘CDC warns of rabies risks
following Maryland feral cat outbreak’, DVM360. Available at:
https://www.dvm360.com/view/cdc-warns-of-rabies-risks-following-maryland-feral-cat-outbreak
(Accessed: 27 October 2025).
World Health Organization (2018) WHO Expert Consultation on
Rabies: Third Report (Technical Report Series No. 1012). Geneva:
World Health Organization. Available at:
https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/WHO-TRS-1012
World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) (2023) *Manual of
Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals,*Chapter
3.1.18 – Rabies. Available at:
https://www.woah.org/fileadmin/Home/eng/Health_standards/tahm/3.01.19_RABIES.pdf.
World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) (2025) ‘Rabies’.
Available at: https://www.woah.org/en/disease/rabies/ (Accessed:
27 October 2025).
World Health Organization and Global Alliance for Rabies
Control (2025) ‘Global Alliance for Rabies Control’. Available
at: https://rabiesalliance.org (Accessed: 27 October 2025)
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