Rabies spread dynamics in the republic of Tatarstan on the background of the entire territory of the Russian Federation

DO110.33861/2071-8020-2019-2-6-7

Chernov A.N., Latfullin D.N., Akhmadeev R.M., Nasyrov Sh.M., Samerkhanov I.I., Miftakhov N.R.

Summary. Rabies remains one of the most dangerous diseases, study of spread receives considerable attention. Susceptibility to this disease of all types of domestic and wild animals is a danger to humans, which determines its social and economic significance. Rabies continues to cause significant economic damage to livestock production and constantly threatens human health. Infection of domestic and farm animals usually occurs during their contact with sick wild animals and stray dogs and cats. Economic damage from rabies is determined by mortality, forced slaughter of farm animals, lack of production from them, costs of street animals liquidation and regulation of the number of wild animals. Rabies control measures in the Russian Federation include preventive immunization of domestic and farm animals, oral vaccination of wild carnivores, trapping of stray dogs and regulation wild animals' populations. Vaccination of animals reduces incidence of rabies and arrests the beginning of epizootic process. The article presents the dynamics of recorded cases of rabies in domestic, farm and wild animals in different regions of the Russian Federation, as well as districts of the Republic of Tatarstan. Information is provided on coverage of vaccinated domestic and farm animals and information on the layout of the vaccine for oral immunization in wild fauna. An analysis of obtained data indicates that increase of coverage of vaccinated animals population significantly reduces incidence of rabies.

Key words: rabies, epizootic situation, epizootological analysis, preventive vaccination, oral immunization, wildlife control, domestic animals, wild fauna.

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Author affiliation:

Chernov Albert N., D.Sc. in Biology, deputy director for research and biosafety of the Federal Center for Toxicological, Radiation and Biological Safety; Science campus- 2, Kazan, 420075; phone: 8-843-2395320; e-mail: rt-kazan@mail.ru.

Akhmadeev Rafail M., Ph.D. in Biology, leading scientific researcher of the Laboratory of Immunology of the Federal Center for Toxicological, Radiation and Biological Safety; Science campus-2, Kazan, 420075; phone: 8-843-2395320; e­mail: ahm_rafail@mail.ru.

Nasyrov Shamil M., Ph.D. in Veterinary Medicine, leading scientific researcher of the Laboratory of Immunology of the Federal Center for Toxicological, Radiation and Biological Safety; Science campus-2, Kazan, 420075; phone: 8-843-2395320; e-mail: vnivi@mail.ru.

Samerkhanov Ilnur I., Ph.D. in Biology, scientific researcher of the Laboratory of Immunology of the Federal Center for Toxicological, Radiation and Biological Safety; Science campus-2, Kazan, 420075; phone: 8-843-2395320; e-mail: vnivi@mail.ru.

Miftakhov Niyaz R., Ph.D. in Biology, scientific researcher of the Laboratory of Immunology of the Federal Center for Toxicological, Radiation and Biological Safety; Science campus-2, Kazan, 420075; phone: 8-843-2395320; e-mail: vnivi@mail.ru.

Responsible for correspondence with the editorial board: Latfullin Damir N., Ph.D. in Veterinary Medicine, acting head of the Laboratory of Immunology of the Federal Center for Toxicological, Radiation and Biological Safety; Science campus-2, Kazan, 420075: phone: 8-927-4059583; e-mail: domrich@mail.ru.