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Animal and human rabies

Assessment of dog rabies vaccination campaign and reported dog bites in Ogun State, Nigeria
O. F. Kehinde and O. J. Awoyomi. (2025). Nigerian Veterinary Journal, 46(1), 43-59.
https://www.ajol.info/index.php/nvj/article/view/298622

Dynamics of Rabies Spread Using Mathematical Modeling and Simulation
J. A. Tolentino, J. Alonte, P. Benalla, et al. (2025). Kafrelsheikh Journal of Information Sciences, 5(2).
https://rxiv.org/abs/2411.0121

Economic costs of rabies post-exposure prophylaxis and healthcare utilization patterns post animal bites: An experience from a private healthcare facility in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
D. Ayesha, S. Snigdha, B. Sneha, et al. (2025). Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 14(6).
https://journals.lww.com/jfmpc/fulltext/2025/06000/economic_costs_of_rabies_post_exposure_prophylaxis.18.aspx

Epidemiological insights into canine rabies in Chennai: Trends, forecasting and One Health implications
V. Naveenkumar, M. V. Bharathi, P. Kannan, et al. (2025). One Health, in press.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352771425001648

A fractional-order model for rabies transmission dynamics using the Atangana–Baleanu–Caputo derivative and MCMC methods
J. Z. Ndendya, J. A. Mwasunda, S. Edward, et al. (2025). Scientific African, 29, e02800.
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2025SciAf..2902800N/abstract

The impact of media on surge capacity in emergency departments: a study on rabies vaccination uptake
S. Alpar, F. U. Colak, B. Kaya, et al. (2025). BMC Emergency Medicine, 25(1), 102.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12873-025-01270-4

Integration of Ethnopharmacology and One Health Approach for Rabies Control in Kualin, East Nusa Province
M. Muntasir, M. Dean, T. A. L. Regaletha, et al. (2025). International Journal of Engineering, Science and Information Technology, 5(2), 23-27.
https://ijesty.org/index.php/ijesty/article/view/774

A knowledge update on current strategies on the prevention and control of rabies in Ethiopia
M. Pal, R. Zende, A. Bekele, et al. (2025). Indian Journal of Animal Health, 64(1).
https://www.ijah.in/details/10.36062-ijah.2025.08325-715

Knowledge, attitudes, and referral practices regarding animal bites and prevention of human rabies among Traditional Health Practitioners in the eThekwini District in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa, 2022
M. Mabona, T. Zwane, B. Mhlongo, et al. (2025). Frontiers in Tropical Diseases, 6.
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/tropical-diseases/articles/10.3389/fitd.2025.1542614

Optimizing dog population control strategies in Thailand using mathematical and economic modeling
W. Thichumpa, A. Wiratsudakul, S. Lawpoolsri, et al. (2025). PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 19(7), e0013202.
https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0013202

Population Estimation and Demographic Characteristics of Free-Roaming Dogs on Kasetsart University Kamphaeng Saen Campus, Thailand: Implications for Rabies Control
T. Phiriyaphokhai, T. Patanasatienkul, T. Kittisiam, et al. (2025). Biology, 14(7), 808.
https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/14/7/808

Zoonotic diseases in China: epidemiological trends, incidence forecasting, and comparative analysis between real-world surveillance data and Global Burden of Disease 2021 estimates
Y.-F. Zhang, S.-Z. Li, S.-W. Wang, et al. (2025). Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 14(1), 60.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40249-025-01335-3

Epidemiological Profiles of Human Rabies Cases in Tunisia Between 2000 and 2022
A. Ayachi, R. Benabdallah, A. Bouratbine, et al. (2025). Viruses, 17(7), 966.
https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/17/7/966

One health perspective on Rabies: Incidence and risk factors in humans and livestock in Northwest Ethiopia
W. W. Azalu, S. A. Mekonnen and W. T. Jemberu. (2025). Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, 35, 102119.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213398425002088

Cultural and behavioral drivers of zoonotic disease transmission and persistence among diverse pastoralist communities in East Africa
D. C. O. Oketch, R. Njoroge, T. O. Ngage, et al. (2025). One Health Outlook, 7(1), 36.
https://onehealthoutlook.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s42522-025-00153-9

Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices towards Rabies: A Cross-sectional Study at National Hospital Galle
R. M. T. M. Ramanayake, A. M. S. S. Amarasiri, R. H. Kaushalya, et al. (2025). University of Ruhuna, Matara (Sri Lanka).
http://192.248.48.160/handle/iruor/19766

EVALUATION OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RABIES-TRANSMITTING ANIMAL BITES SURVEILLANCE AT ALAK HEALTH CENTER
M. M. D. Wahyuni, P. Weraman, V. A. Nadut, et al. (2025). JURNAL WIDYA MEDIKA, 11(1), 59-69.
https://journal.ukwms.ac.id/index.php/JWM/article/view/7499

Surveillance active et passive des Lyssavirus chez les chauves-souris en Wallonie
S. Janssen. (2025). Université de Liège (Belgique).
https://matheo.uliege.be/handle/2268.2/23590

Rabies surveillance in the United States during 2023
C. Boutelle, S. Bonaparte, L. A. Orciari, et al. (2025). Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, in press.
https://avmajournals.avma.org/view/journals/javma/aop/javma.25.05.0344/javma.25.05.0344.xml

Corrigendum to “Epidemiological and Molecular Analysis of a Rabies Outbreak in the State of Bahia, Brazil” [Acta Tropica, volume 265 (2025) 107617]
A. J. B. Carneiro, J. E. Ungar de Sá, J. F. Drexler, et al. (2025). Acta Tropica, in press.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001706X25002116

Global Perspectives on Rabies Control and Elimination: A Scoping Review of Dog Owners’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices
M. Das, V. Yustyniuk, A. M. Perez, et al. (2025). Pathogens, 14(8), 728.
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/14/8/728

Enhanced rabies surveillance in roadkill specimens by real-time RT-PCR
C. M. Gigante, C. Hartloge, R. E. Condori, et al. (2025). PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 19(7), e0013348.
https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0013348

A pharmacoeconomic study using the willingness to pay model for postexposure prophylaxis for animal bites at a public sector tertiary referral center
R. Parida, N. J. Gogtay, V. L. Chaudhari, et al. (2025). Perspectives in Clinical Research, 16(3), 156-161.
https://journals.lww.com/picp/fulltext/2025/07000/a_pharmacoeconomic_study_using_the_willingness_to.9.aspx

Nursing Care for Patients with Animal Bites that Transmit Rabies
N. A. Wulandari, W. A. Romadhon and O. P. Lestari. (2025). Health Gate, 3(3), 103-108.
https://healthgate.ppnikotablitar.com/index.php/hg/article/view/Hg3303

Rabies and rabies prophylaxis in Egypt: a nation-wide cross-sectional study that calls for action
M. B. Helal, M. A. Saeda, A. G. Elshaar, et al. (2025). Research Square, 14 Jul, 2025.
https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-6968724/v1

Applying the One Health Approach to Rabies Control in the Timor Archipelago, East Nusa Tenggara: A Literature Review on Epidemiology and Strategic Interventions
M. L. F. P. Kale, A. G. Riwu, Y. T. Simarmata, et al. (2025). Cendana Medical Journal, 13(1), 44-53.
https://ejurnal.undana.ac.id/index.php/CMJ/article/view/23786

Modeling and Analysis of the Dynamics of Rabies using Nonstandard Finite Difference Approach with Optimal Control
D. Otoo, E. K. Donkoh, R. G. Chuaya, et al. (2025). Applied Mathematics & Information Sciences, 19(5), 1013-1026.
https://www.naturalspublishing.com/Article.asp?ArtcID=31087

Optimizing dog population control strategies in Thailand using mathematical and economic modeling
W. Thichumpa, A. Wiratsudakul, S. Lawpoolsri, et al. (2025). PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 19(7), e0013202.
https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0013202

A Comprehensive Analysis and Forecast of Rabies Epidemic and Elimination Challenges—China, 2005–2023
N. Zhang, X. Xu, M. Zhang, et al. (2025). China CDC Weekly, 7(29), 967-972.
https://weekly.chinacdc.cn/en/article/doi/10.46234/ccdcw2025.163?viewType=HTML

Empowering adolescents in Lucknow with rabies awareness: An interventional study
V. Shukla, V. Verma, A. K. Singh, et al. (2025). Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 14(7).
https://journals.lww.com/jfmpc/fulltext/2025/07000/empowering_adolescents_in_lucknow_with_rabies.13.aspx

Free-roaming dog populations and movement methodologies for global rabies elimination: knowns and unknowns-A scoping review
L. Cunha Silva, C. Fellenberg, J. Freudenthal, et al. (2025). Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 12, 1567807.
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/veterinary-science/articles/10.3389/fvets.2025.1567807/abstract

Distribution analysis of rabies-transmitting animal bite cases from 2020 to 2023 in Ambon City, Maluku Province, Indonesia
B. J. Que, J. C. Lekatompessy and W. Pelupessy. (2025). International Journal of One Health, 11(1), 78-89.
https://onehealthjournal.org/Vol.11/No.1/7.php

DEMOGRAPHIC PREDICTORS OF RABIES AWARENESS AND POST-BITE PRACTICES: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY IN URBAN PATNA
A. Ayub, S. Mishra, A. Kumar, et al. (2025). International Journal of Medicine and Public Health, 15(3), 695-700.
https://www.ijmedph.org/Uploads/Volume15Issue3/129.%202720.%20IJMEDPH_IARCON_695-700.pdf

Two Decades of Human Rabies in Brazil: Epidemiological Trends, Emerging Risks and Treatment Challenges
R. G. Catozo, C. M. L. Molina, A. L. da Silva, et al. (2025). Journal of the Brazilian Society of Tropical Medicine, 58, e0110-2025.
https://sbmt.org.br/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/1678-9849-rsbmt-58-e0110-2025.pdf

Intersectoral collaboration in zoonotic disease surveillance and response: A One Health study in the Greater Accra metropolitan area of Ghana
J. K. Dsani, S. A. M. Johnson, S. Yasobant, et al. (2025). One Health, 21, 101137.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352771425001739

Evolutionary Diversity of Bat Rabies Virus in São Paulo State, Brazil
L. H. Queiroz, A. C. A. Campos, M. C. Lopes, et al. (2025). Viruses, 17(8), 1063.
https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/17/8/1063

Seasonal patterns and climatic determinants of human rabies cases in Bangladesh: Insights from 2006 to 2024
S. Ghosh and T. Sunil. (2025). APHA 2025 Annual Meeting and Expo.
https://apha.confex.com/apha/2025/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/564571

Should a monkey jump on you at the Taj Mahal: Authorities should offer soap bars as part of postexposure prophylaxis
D. J. Hilton. (2025). ISIR Journal of Multidisciplinary, 1, 19-22.
https://isirpublisher.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/ISIRJM092025-Gelary-scriptssssss.pdf

Sentinel Case of Cow Transmitted Rabies: Call for Expansion of Zoonotic Surveillance beyond Canines
F. Tamseel. (2025). IJID One Health, in press.
https://onehealth.ijidonline.org/article/S2949-9151(25)00028-9/fulltext

Diagnosis – Virology – Vaccinology

Delayed and Incomplete Rabies Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Among International Travelers: A Seven-Year Retrospective Study at an Emergency Center in Eastern Thailand
N. Singkam, V. Sapsirisavat, J. Chanduan, et al. (2025). Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, in press.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1477893925000791

Homoharringtonine Inhibits CVS-11 and Clinical Isolates of Rabies Virus In Vitro: Identified via High-Throughput Screening of an FDA-Approved Chemical Library
K. R. Harisha, V. Kailaje, R. R. Kondreddi, et al. (2025). Viruses, 17(7), 945.
https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/17/7/945

A lyophilized anti-rabies mRNA-LNP vaccine induces early and robust immune responses from a single-dose subcutaneous administration
Y. Wang, T. Yu, S. Zhang, et al. (2025). Veterinary Microbiology, 307, 110612.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378113525002470

RABIES SAMPLE SUBMISSION TO DIAGNOSTIC CENTRES: A POTENTIAL BIAS IN DISEASE SURVEILLANCE DATA
Z. P. Nden, E. N. Euchara, D. Deborah, et al. (2025). Science World Journal, 20(2), 601-604.
https://scienceworldjournal.org/article/view/24303/15247

Rabies virus infection of the mouse retina
A. Galinska, J. Placzkiewicz, B. Balamut, et al. (2025). Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 66(8), 5946-5946.
https://iovs.arvojournals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2808359

Immunogenicity, Efficacy and Twelve-Month Storage Stability Studies of a Lyophilized Rabies mRNA Vaccine
C. Chen, D. Ling, K. Ji, et al. (2025). Vaccines, 13(7), 743.
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/13/7/743

A high-sensitivity qPCR method for detecting residual Vero cell DNA in rabies vaccine production
M. P. Almario, J. Rivera, C. Páramo, et al. (2025). Journal of Virological Methods, 338, 115217.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0166093425001107

Avicenna’s approach to the treatment of rabies in the perspective of current medicine
M. Amrollahi-Sharifabadi, J. R. Orimi, N. Shams, et al. (2025). Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift, in press.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10354-025-01096-6

Traditional medicine use among rabies exposed individuals in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
G. D. Asres, Y. K. Gessesse, D. Salew, et al. (2025). PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 19(7), e0013319.
https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0013319

Lyssavirus Antibody Detection in Cave-Dwelling Bats on Cat Ba Island, Vietnam: Implications for Zoonotic Surveillance
H. Dundarova, T. Chassovnikarova, N. Todorova, et al. (2025). Veterinary Sciences, 12(7), 654.
https://www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/12/7/654

QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF RABIES ANTIBODY IN DOGS PRE AND POST VACCINATION IN SOME COMMUNITIES IN PLATEAU STATE
N. Emeka, T. I. Sini and M. C. Adebajo. (2025). Science World Journal, 20(2), 792-801.
https://scienceworldjournal.org/article/view/24335

Human brain cell types shape host-rabies virus transcriptional interactions revealing a preexisting pro-viral astrocyte subpopulation
L. Feige, K. Young, J. P. Cerapio, et al. (2025). BioRxiv, 2024.12.18.629263.
http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2025/06/12/2024.12.18.629263.abstract

Probiotic supplementation improves seroconversion in cattle vaccinated against rabies
R. M. B. Vizzoto-Martino, V. A. Dos Santos, S. N. Ubida, et al. (2025). Revista em Agronegócio e Meio Ambiente, 18(1), 1-10.
https://www.proquest.com/docview/3227066392?pq-origsite=gscholar&fromopenview=true&sourcetype=Scholarly%20Journals

Corrigendum to “A high-sensitivity qPCR method for detecting residual vero cell DNA in rabies vaccine production” [J. Virol. Methods 338 (2025) 115217]
M. Almario, J. Rivera, C. Páramo, et al. (2025). Journal of Virological Methods, in press.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0166093425001193

A Mathematical and Optimal Control Model for Rabies Transmission Dynamics Among Humans and Dogs with Environmental Effects
M. Charles, S. G. Mfinanga, G. Lyakurwa, et al. (2025). arXiv 2507.08895.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.08895

Advances in in silico drug discovery for rabies virus: Innovations in ligand identification and therapeutic mechanisms (Review)
R. Rangaraj and S. Sunkar. (2025). World Academy of Science Journal, 7(5), 90.
https://www.spandidos-publications.com/10.3892/wasj.2025.378

Genetic diversity of rabies virus in Zimbabwe
L. G. Fadzai, V. Chidoti, A. Loisier, et al. (2025). Research Square, 9 Jul, 2025.
https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-6576309/v1

Rabies glycoprotein engineering for improved stability and expression
S. English, S. Fedosyuk, F. Orliacq, et al. (2025). Vaccine, 62, 127541.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264410X25008382

Immunologic response to first booster vaccination in dogs treated with zenrelia™ (ilunocitinib tablets) at up to three times the recommended therapeutic dose compared to untreated controls
G. M. Fent, J. Jacela, R. Plazola-Ortiz, et al. (2025). BMC Veterinary Research, 21(1), 481.
https://bmcvetres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12917-025-04929-z

Using Cryo-Electron Tomography to Study the Molecular Mechanisms of Neurotropic Viral Infections Using Rabies as a Model System
N. J. Hardenbrook and W. Wan. (2025). Microscopy and Microanalysis, 31(Supplement_1).
https://academic.oup.com/mam/article/31/Supplement_1/ozaf048.431/8212669

A Caputo fractional-order model with MCMC for rabies transmission dynamics
J. Z. Ndendya, J. A. Mwasunda, S. Edward, et al. (2025). Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine Update, 8, 100206.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266699002500031X