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Recent publications

Animal and human rabies

The Role of Skunks in the Epidemiology of Rabies in the State of Yucatan from 2000 to 2022: Current Perspectives and Future Research Directions
P. Puebla-Rodríguez, O. P. García-González, R. Sánchez-Sánchez, et al. (2025). Microorganisms, 13(2), 262.
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/13/2/262

Rabies control costs at the provincial level: Who should pay more, the community or the government?
B. D. Truong, T. P. Thao, N. T. T. Dung, et al. (2024). International Journal of One Health, 10(2), 196-208.
https://onehealthjournal.org/Vol.10/No.2/5.php

Development and Validation of Rabies Health Education Module (RaHEM) for Dog Owners in Kelantan, Malaysia: An ADDIE Model
M. F. Mohammad Basir, S. Mohd Hairon, M. I. Ibrahim, et al. (2025). Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health, 15(1), 12.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s44197-025-00355-4

P-611. Improving Rabies vaccination delivery and access: A Quality Improvement Project
A. Dutta, M. Taylor, C. Foster, et al. (2025). Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 12(Supplement_1).
https://academic.oup.com/ofid/article/12/Supplement_1/ofae631.809/7987842

Challenging a paradigm: Staggered versus single-pulse mass dog vaccination strategy for rabies elimination
B. R. Bellotti, E. W. Díaz, M. De la Puente-León, et al. (2025). PLOS Computational Biology, 21(2), e1012780.
https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1012780

An Implementation Science Framework to Understand Low Coverage in Mass Dog Rabies Vaccination
R. Castillo-Neyra, L. Ortiz-Cam, J. L. Cañari-Casaño, et al. (2025). medRxiv, 2025.02.05.25321168.
http://medrxiv.org/content/early/2025/02/06/2025.02.05.25321168.abstract

Rabies in humans: a treatment approach
C. A. De Pijper, P. P. A. M. van Thiel, D. van de Beek, et al. (2025). Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, in press.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1477893925000195

Epidemiology, clustering and spatial distribution of animal bites in Algeria
B. Latifa, L. H. Mohamed and S. Schehrazad. (2025). Journal of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, 10(3).
https://jbe.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jbe/article/view/1463

Documenting challenges in achieving rabies elimination by 2030 in low-middle income countries; a Kenyan case study from Lamu County, 2020–2022: mixed methods approach
N. Mwanyalu, A. Mwatondo, V. Chuchu, et al. (2025). One Health Outlook, 7(1), 6.
https://onehealthoutlook.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s42522-024-00129-1

Multisectoral One Heath Based Joint Risk Assessment of Human and Animal Rabies in Selected Districts of Sierra Leone
A. U. N’jai, U.-K. Tejan-Jalloh, L. M. Kainwo, et al. (2024). Sierra Leone Journal of Biomedical Research, 15(1).
https://www.sljbr.org/index.php/sjbmr/article/view/183

Communication and dissemination of public health through infographics: case study of rabies in Sarawak, Malaysia
S. K. Ting, L. L. Lau and B. F. Ninggoi. (2024). International Journal of Behavioural and Healthcare Research, 9(3-4), 235-251.
https://www.inderscienceonline.com/doi/abs/10.1504/IJBHR.2024.144294

Future climate change and the distributional shift of the common vampire bat, Desmodus rotundus
P. Van de Vuurst, J. M. Gohlke and L. E. Escobar. (2025). Scientific Reports, 15(1), 5989.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-87977-7

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of rabies prevention among communities living in proximity to game reserves in the Eastern Cape of South Africa
J. Pape, C. Price, W. Smith, et al. (2025). Authorea Preprints, February 07, 2025.
https://advance.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.22541/au.173891356.69004698/v1

Model-guided fieldwork to evaluate the spatial ecology, social behaviour and landscape impacts to the epidemiology of mongoose rabies in the Caribbean
C. Sauvé. (2024). Université de Montréal.
https://papyrus.bib.umontreal.ca/xmlui/handle/1866/40445

Phylogeography Analysis Reveals Rabies Epidemiology, Evolution, and Transmission in the Philippines
L. Zhang, J. Cruz, Y. Tian, et al. (2025). Molecular Biology and Evolution, 42(2).
https://academic.oup.com/mbe/article/42/2/msaf007/8010200

Possible Factors Concerning the Crossing of Formosan Ferret-Badger Rabies over the Daan River in Miaoli County, Taiwan
C.-H. Lai, M.-C. Wang, C.-N. Hsu, et al. (2025). Animals, 15(3), 319.
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/15/3/319

The Understanding and Exploration of Community Perception and Response Associated With Monkey Bites in a Rural District of Odisha, India: A Qualitative Study
B. Alajangi, N. Jena, A. Mishra, et al. (2025). Cureus, 17(1).
https://www.cureus.com/articles/304760-the-understanding-and-exploration-of-community-perception-and-response-associated-with-monkey-bites-in-a-rural-district-of-odisha-india-a-qualitative-study#!/

Use of Rabies Monoclonal Antibodies in an Abandoned Newborn
R. Kulkarni, T. A. Khwaja, G. Badgujar, et al. (2025). Indian Journal of Pediatrics, in press.
https://www.springermedizin.de/use-of-rabies-monoclonal-antibodies-in-an-abandoned-newborn/50665522

Assessment of sexual dimorphism Desmodus rotundus (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae), a rabies reservoir in Latin America
A. Cifuentes-Rincon, K. D. Sarmiento-Arias, D. Soler-Tovar, et al. (2025). BioRxiv, 2025.02.17.638589.
http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2025/02/20/2025.02.17.638589.abstract

A Pictorial Human Case of “Furious Rabies”
A. Perciaccante, M. De Luca, C. Déchelette, et al. (2025). Emerging Infectious Disease journal, 31(2), 410.
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/31/2/ac-3102_article

Animal rabies in Mozambique: a retrospective study with focus on dog rabies and vaccination coverage
S. Bilaide, Q. Nicolau, L. Mapaco, et al. (2024). Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, 95(2), 167-174.
https://scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1019-91282024000100022&lng=pt&nrm=iso&tlng=en

Assessing Veterinary Professionals’ Perspectives on Community Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Dog Rabies in Turkana, Kenya
M. Das, M. S. Pérez Aguirreburualde, J. R. Kipkemoi, et al. (2025). Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 12, 1526551.
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/veterinary-science/articles/10.3389/fvets.2025.1526551/abstract

Rabies exposure in international travellers: Experience from a single travel clinic in Paris, France, 2018-2022
P. Hochedez, K. Jidar, F. Taieb, et al. (2025). Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, in press.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1477893925000274

KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES OF MOTHERS OF BARANGAY CALLAO, PEÑABLANCA, CAGAYAN ABOUT RABIES
E. P. V. Villoria and J. B. T. Tuazon. (2024). College of Medical Laboratory Science, 1(1).
https://journal.mcnp.edu.ph/index.php/medtech/article/view/28

PERCEPÇÃO DOS TUTORES DE CÃES E GATOS SOBRE A IMPORTÂNCIA DA IMUNIZAÇÃO CONTRA A RAIVA
I. T. Ferreira and G. Krolikowski. (2025). Arquivos Brasileiros de Medicina Veterinária FAG, 8(1), 222-232.
https://themaetscientia.fag.edu.br/index.php/ABMVFAG/article/view/2201

Hubungan Pengetahuan dan Sikap dengan Pencegahan Rabies pada Masyarakat di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Medan Tuntungan Tahun 2024
I. A. Sinaga. (2024). Universitas Sumatera Utara (Indonesia).
https://repositori.usu.ac.id/handle/123456789/101412

Meningkatkan Kewaspadaan Masyarakat terhadap Penyakit Rabies Melalui Penyuluhan di Puskesmas Ch. M. Tiahahu Ambon
M. C. Umagapi. (2025). BATOBO: Jurnal Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat, 3(1), 25-30.
https://batobo.ejournal.unri.ac.id/index.php/journal/article/view/98

Diagnosis – Virology – Vaccinology

Recombinase polymerase amplification technology for point-of-care diagnosis of neglected tropical diseases
L. Hueso, S. Martorell, A. Sena-Torralba, et al. (2025). International Journal of Infectious Diseases, in press, 107831.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971225000554

Lyssavirus rabies (rabies virus)
A. Gilbert and C. Ellis. (2024). CABI Compendium, in press.
https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/10.1079/cabicompendium.66456

Rabies Vaccines: Journey from Classical to Modern Era
B. Khan, N. Shrivastava, N. P. Sheikh, et al. (2025). Veterinary Vaccine, in press.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772535925000022

An Empirically-parametrized Spatio-Temporal Extended-SIR Model for Combined Dilution and Vaccination Mitigation for Rabies Outbreaks in Wild Jackals
T. Lazebnik, Y. Samuel, J. Tichon, et al. (2025). arXiv, 2501.15425v1.
https://arxiv.org/html/2501.15425v1

P-2175. Prospective study on the clinico-epidemiological characteristics, diagnostic approaches and correlation with autopsy findings of rabies encephalitis
M. Mohata, P. Singh, G. K. Mohi, et al. (2025). Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 12(Supplement_1).
https://academic.oup.com/ofid/article/12/Supplement_1/ofae631.2329/7987389

P-918. Rabies encephalitis: Spectrum of MRI findings and predicted probability of abnormality detection based on symptom duration
M. Mohata, V. Suri and P. Singh. (2025). Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 12(Supplement_1).
https://academic.oup.com/ofid/article/12/Supplement_1/ofae631.1109/7988372

VACINAÇÃO ANTIRRÁBICA DE CÃES E GATOS DOMÉSTICOS: ANÁLISE DA COBERTURA VACINAL E DAS CARACTERÍSTICAS DOS DOMICÍLIOS QUE VACINAM SEUS ANIMAIS NO BRASIL
L. E. Rhode and K. J. P. Wagner. (2025). Hygeia – Revista Brasileira de Geografia Médica e da Saúde, 21, e2101.
https://seer.ufu.br/index.php/hygeia/article/view/72417

Safety Evaluation of the Novel Cocktail of Monoclonal Antibodies for Postexposure Prophylaxis in Category III Animal Exposures
R. H. Shankaraiah, N. R. R. Masthi, M. K. Poornima, et al. (2024). Journal of Global Infectious Diseases, 16(4).
https://journals.lww.com/jgid/fulltext/2024/16040/safety_evaluation_of_the_novel_cocktail_of.4.aspx

Enhancing Human Post-Exposure Rabies Prophylaxis in Canine Rabies Endemic Regions With an Interactive Web Solution
A. V. Belsare, D. J. Briggs, G. Gongal, et al. (2025). Public Health Challenges, 4(1), e70030.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/puh2.70030

Evaluating Rabies Test Accuracy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Human and Canine Diagnostic Methods
M. A. Candia-Puma, L. Pola-Romero, H. L. Barazorda-Ccahuana, et al. (2025). Diagnostics, 15(4), 412.
https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/15/4/412

Infection and Prevention of Rabies Viruses
S.-J. Chen, C.-I. Rai, S.-C. Wang, et al. (2025). Microorganisms, 13(2), 380.
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/13/2/380

Protection Against Rabies Induced by the Non-Replicative Viral Vectors MVA and Ad5 Expressing Rabies Glycoprotein
D. P. Garanzini, M. A. Micucci, A. Torres Lopez, et al. (2024). Preprints, 2024122324.
https://www.preprints.org/manuscript/202412.2324/v1

Histopathology and immunohistochemistry findings in kidney and urinary bladder of rabies virus-infected mice
S. d. S. Pereira, C. N. d. S. Moraes, V. P. da Silva, et al. (2025). Acta Tropica, in press.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001706X25000294

Novel Standard Substance from Primary Hamster Kidney Cells for Quality Control of Human Rabies Vaccines in China
L. Shi, J. Li, X. Wu, et al. (2025). Vaccines, 13(2), 180.
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/13/2/180

Neurofilament Light Chain: A Potential Diagnostic Biomarker for Rabies
N. Siddalingaiah, L. Lodha, M. A. Ashwini, et al. (2025). Microbiology and Immunology, in press.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1348-0421.13201

APPLICATION OF CERTAINTY FACTOR METHOD TO DIAGNOSING RABIES IN PETS
N. A. Wulandari and S. Andriyani. (2025). JURNAL TEKNISI, 5(1), 16-20.
https://jurnal.goretanpena.com/index.php/teknisi/article/view/2768

BPS2025 – Deciphering the mechanisms of liquid phase separation induced by rabies virus phosphoprotein
K. Mubashira, F. Bouchama, C. Mas, et al. (2025). Biophysical Journal, 124(3), 243a.
https://www.cell.com/biophysj/abstract/S0006-3495(24)02049-6

BPS2025 – Dynein light chain (LC8) promotes phase separation induced by rabies virus phosphoprotein
K. Mubashira, F. Bouchama, P. N. Reardon, et al. (2025). Biophysical Journal, 124(3), 243a-244a.
https://www.cell.com/biophysj/abstract/S0006-3495(24)02050-2

IL-16 exerts anti-rabies virus effects through CD9 on the surface of viral particles
T. Zhang, R. Xu, Q. Li, et al. (2025). International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, in press.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0141813025015910

The relationship between meteorological factors and daily outpatient visits at rabies exposure treatment clinics in Jinan, China
G. J. Luan, Y. Y. Wang, G. Li, et al. (2025). Infect Diseases Research, 6(1), 2.
https://www.tmrjournals.com/article.html?J_num=4&a_id=3467

Spatial Landscape Structure Influences Cross-Species Transmission in a Rabies-like Virus Model
N. R. Forero-Muñoz, G. Dansereau, F. Viard, et al. (2025). Microorganisms, 13(2), 416.
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/13/2/416

Changes in the dynamic characteristics of G-protein can alter the immune-protection efficacy of rabies virus vaccine
C.-x. Chen, X. Wang, W. Su, et al. (2025). Journal of Virology, in press.
https://journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.1128/jvi.01954-24

Generation and Selection of Novel Human-Neutralizing Single Chain Variable Fragments Against Rabies Virus from Immunized Phage Display Libraries
A. Chorpunkul, U. Boonyuen, K. Limkittikul, et al. (2025). Heliyon, in press.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844025013040

Molecular convergence of neutralizing antibodies in human revealed by repeated rabies vaccination
M. Fujisawa, T. Onodera, D. Kuroda, et al. (2025). NPJ Vaccines, 10(1), 39.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41541-025-01073-5

Dual-channel fiber-optic biosensors based on LSPR and SPR for the trace detection of rabies virus
J. He, H. Pan, L. Feng, et al. (2025). Applied Physics Letters, 126(7), 073701.
https://pubs.aip.org/aip/apl/article-abstract/126/7/073701/3336568/Dual-channel-fiber-optic-biosensors-based-on-LSPR?redirectedFrom=fulltext

Use of Rabies Monoclonal Antibodies in an Abandoned Newborn
R. Kulkarni, T. A. Khwaja, G. Badgujar, et al. (2025). Indian Journal of Pediatrics, in press.
https://www.springermedizin.de/use-of-rabies-monoclonal-antibodies-in-an-abandoned-newborn/50665522

Oral Vaccination of Dogs in India as a Strategy for Elimination of Rabies: Scope of Implementation
A. Prathapan, S. Debbarma, H. Haripriya, et al. (2025). Indian Journal of Community Medicine, in press.
https://journals.lww.com/ijcm/fulltext/9900/oral_vaccination_of_dogs_in_india_as_a_strategy.114.aspx

Evaluation of lateral flow devices for rabies diagnosis in decomposed animal brain samples
R. Todoroki, J. T. Ongtangco, K. Kimitsuki, et al. (2025). Tropical Medicine and Health, 53(1), 30.
https://tropmedhealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s41182-025-00699-4

Metagenomic next-generation sequencing for etiological diagnosis of an unexpected rabies case with unclear exposure history
J. Wu, Y. Qi, W. Zhang, et al. (2025). BMC Infectious Diseases, 25(1), 258.
https://bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12879-025-10687-y

Structures of two lyssavirus glycoproteins trapped in pre- and post-fusion states and the implications on the spatial-temporal conformational transition along with pH-decrease
F. Yang, S. Lin, X. Yuan, et al. (2025). PLOS Pathogens, 21(2), e1012923.
https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1012923

Commentary: Inactivated Rabies Virus Vectored MERS-Coronavirus Vaccine Induces
S. Yang, H. Li and F. Liu. (2025). Frontiers in Immunology, 16, 1549481.
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/immunology/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2025.1549481/abstract