EPIDEMIOLOGY AND CONTROL OF RABIES IN IRAN
No of persons received PrP
No of Human Deaths
High Frequency Zones Medium Frequency Zones FIG-5 PrP Distribution Low Frequency Zones
More than 5 cases Less than 5 cases FIG-6 Human Deaths One case No case
FIG-7 Examined positive animals FIG-7 Examined positive animals
Domestic Rabies: Cow Cow Dog Dog Sheep & Goat Sheep & Goat Horse & Donkey Horse & Donkey Cat CatFIG-8
Wild Rabies: Wolf Wolf Fox Fox Jackal JackalFIG-9
High Frequency Zones Medium Frequency Zones FIG-10 Animal Rabies Low Frequency Zones
RABIES CONTROL: A 1-Increasing vaccination coverage in owned dogs 2-Reducing population of stray dogs 3- Using oral rabies vaccine in wild carnivorous B 1- Establishment of PrP centers all over the country 2- Education of public health services persons 3-Increasing the public knowledge about rabies 4-Quality control of rabies vaccine,serum,monitoring cold chain 5-Reducing of disposable food C 1-Research on potential factors, probability of new reservoirs(Bat,Mongose) 2-Studying the rabies virus variants