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Recent publications

Animal and human rabies

Pediatric Rabies Due to a Feral Cat Bite in the Amazonas Region of Peru: First Rabies Case in a Decade
K. T. Cuela-Martínez, W. Peña-Vásquez, H. Vásquez-Paz, et al. (2025). Sage Open Pediatrics, 12.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/30502225251318115

Retrospective study on bovine zoonosis: tuberculosis, brucellosis and rabies in Ain Defla (Algeria)
R. Boukert, N. Djellata, D. Saidj, et al. (2025). International Journal of Environmental Studies, in press.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00207233.2025.2472527

Passive surveillance of bat-borne viruses in Hungary
M. A. Szabó, D. Z. Lanszki, D. G. Kemenesi, et al. (2025). International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 152, 107683.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971224007586

Limited diversity of bat-associated RNA viruses in endangered and geographically isolated Christmas Island flying foxes
A. S. Ortiz-Baez, K. Rose, B. J. Lang, et al. (2025). BioRxiv, 2025.02.27.640670.
http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2025/02/27/2025.02.27.640670.abstract

Epidemiological Analysis of Cases of Animal Bite Injuries at Rabies Prevention Centers Affiliated with Iranshahr University of Medical Sciences
H. KHOUBFEKR, V. RAHMANIAN, M. JOKAR, et al. (2024). Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene, 65, E491-E498.
https://www.jpmh.org/index.php/jpmh/article/view/3246/1235

KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF HUNTERS AND CATTLE HERDERS TOWARDS RABIES IN JIGAWA STATE, NIGERIA
D. Yusuf, G. S. Kia, U. U. Bashir, et al. (2024). Direct Research Journal of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, 9(1).
https://journals.directresearchpublisher.org/index.php/drjvmas/article/view/270

Clinical Risk Assessment and Treatment of a Man Attacked by a Rabid North American Beaver (Castor canadensis) in the Connecticut River: Case Report
O. Barnés-Valldejuly, A. Wurzl and B. Church. (2025). Wilderness & Environmental Medicine, in press.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/10806032241310387

Community Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP), Incidence of Suspected Cases and Epidemiological Distribution of Rabies in Humans and Animals in Southwest Shewa Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia
T. D. Dinbiso, A. T. Mekonnen, T. N. Olana, et al. (2025). Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 12, 1448448.
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/veterinary-science/articles/10.3389/fvets.2025.1448448/abstract

Rapid assessment of Rabies in Northwest Syria-December 2023
C. M. Freuling and T. Müller. (2024). Food Security Cluster.
https://www.openagrar.de/receive/openagrar_mods_00095483

Bat Rhabdoviruses: occurrence, detection and challenges in Africa
G. Mashura, B. Maburutse, V. Chidoti, et al. (2025). Tropical Animal Health and Production, 57(2), 108.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11250-025-04327-5

Can we enhance a walk through a flying-fox roost to improve perceptions of a maligned animal? A concept proposal leveraging modern technologies for an interactive virtual experience
M. Mo and N. J. Colman. (2025). Australian zoologist, in press.
https://meridian.allenpress.com/australian-zoologist/article-abstract/doi/10.7882/AZ.2025.007/505893/Can-we-enhance-a-walk-through-a-flying-fox-roost?redirectedFrom=fulltext

Assessment of the awareness of rabies, rabies prophylaxis guidelines and rabies practice among physicians in Sudan: a national cross-sectional study, 2024
M. A. A. Shaban, T. S. M. Sidahmed, H. E. S. Elobied, et al. (2025). BMC Public Health, 25(1), 892.
https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-025-21949-4

Analysis of Dog Ownership Pattern and the Spread of Rabies Disease in Sierra Leone
R. Suluku. (2025). International Journal of Zoology and Animal Biology, in press.
https://medwinpublishers.com/article-description.php?artId=11464

The spread of canine rabies in eastern Indonesia and risks to Australia
M. P. Ward and E. Wera. (2025). Microbiology Australia, in press, -.
https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/MA25010

A case report of a cat infected with European bat lyssavirus type 1, the Netherlands, October 2024
P. Eblé, A. Dekker, S. van den End, et al. (2025). Eurosurveillance, 30(10), 2500154.
https://www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2025.30.10.2500154

Dog-Mediated Rabies Surveillance in Nigeria (2014–2023): Investigating Seasonality and Spatial Clustering
R. D. Williams, M. Entezami, R. Alafiatayo, et al. (2025). Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 10(3), 76.
https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/10/3/76

Dog owners’ intention to control rabies and their willingness to pay for rabies vaccine in Northwestern Ethiopia
F. Mengie, W. T. Jemberu, Y. Mulugeta, et al. (2025). PLOS Global Public Health, 5(3), e0003974.
https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0003974

Assessing veterinary professionals’ perspectives on community knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding dog rabies in Turkana, Kenya
M. Das, M. S. P. Aguirreburualde, J. R. Kipkemoi, et al. (2025). Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 12.
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/veterinary-science/articles/10.3389/fvets.2025.1526551

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on Rabies and its Management among Health Professionals in Greater Cairo, Egypt
H. S. Ibrahim, R. Abdelhai and E. H. Elsebaie. (2025). Microbes and Infectious Diseases, in press, -.
https://mid.journals.ekb.eg/article_416927.html

Effect of vaccination and culling on the transmission dynamics of rabies: A mathematical model analysis
Marsudi, W. M. Kusumawinahyu, Darmajid, et al. (2025). AIP Conference Proceedings, 3302(1).
https://pubs.aip.org/aip/acp/article-abstract/3302/1/020001/3339778/Effect-of-vaccination-and-culling-on-the

Incidence and forecasting of animal bites and trends in post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) consumption in East Azerbaijan province
B. Mirzaei, L. Doshmangir, R. Khabiri, et al. (2025). Journal of Zoonotic Diseases, in press.
https://jzd.tabrizu.ac.ir/article_19550.html

The determinants of rabies knowledge, attitudes and practices among dog owners in the North-Eastern Region of Peninsular Malaysia: a multivariable analysis
M. F. Mohammad Basir, M. I. Ibrahim, W. M. Z. Wan Mohamad, et al. (2025). One Health Outlook, 7(1), 16.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42522-025-00137-9

CARACTERIZAÇÃO DE ANIMAIS ENVOLVIDOS NOS ATENDIMENTOS DE PROFILAXIA ANTIRRÁBICA HUMANA PÓS-EXPOSIÇÃO ENTRE OS ANOS DE 2015 E 2019
G. C. Ramos Cassimiro, D. Bartoli de Sousa, J. M. Rocha Thiago, et al. (2025). Revista Interação Interdisciplinar (ISSN: 2526-9550), 7(1), 144 – 156.
https://publicacoes.unifimes.edu.br:443/index.php/interacao/article/view/4097

Raccoon (Procyon lotor) Rabies in Alabama: Insights from Historical Trends, Oral Rabies Vaccine Bait Fate, and Spatial Epizootiology
R. Tomey. (2025). Auburn University.
https://etd.auburn.edu/handle/10415/9635

Incidence, risk factors, and control of Rabies in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
B. T. Regassa, W. Tosisa, D. Eshetu, et al. (2025). PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 19(3), e0012874.
https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0012874

Evaluating rabies content on Ontario public health unit websites
K. Irving, L. Duhn and J. Tustin. (2025). Environmental Health Review, 68(1), 2-8.
https://pubs.ciphi.ca/doi/abs/10.5864/d2025-001

Spatial and temporal dynamics of rabies with nonlocal dispersal in a heterogeneous environment: insights for control strategies in the Philippines
S. Ren, H. Zhang, Y. Feng, et al. (2025). Advances in Continuous and Discrete Models, 2025(1), 70.
https://advancesincontinuousanddiscretemodels.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s13662-025-03926-8

Awareness on Rabies among People Receiving Rabies Vaccine in Kathmandu
S. Ale Magar and S. Poudel. (2025). NPRC Journal of Multidisciplinary Research, 2(3), 140-152.
https://nepjol.info/index.php/nprcjmr/article/view/76967

Rabies in Social Media Videos: Comparison of Instagram and YouTube
M. F. Baran and N. Işik. (2025). Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice, 28(1).
https://journals.lww.com/njcp/fulltext/2025/01000/rabies_in_social_media_videos__comparison_of.4.aspx

Rabies ( Lyssavirus )
K. Kalu. (2025). The One Health Model as Applied to Zoonotic Diseases, 257-260.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/9781119985853.ch7.2

A cross-sectional study on antirabies vaccination exercise commemorating the World Rabies Day Celebration 2024 in Plateau State, Nigeria: breaking rabies boundaries
O. V. Muhinda, C. T. Vakuru, P. Tomoh, et al. (2025). PAMJ-One Health, 16(6).
https://www.one-health.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/16/6/full/

Temporal and Spatial Analysis of Rabies Virus Lineages in South Africa
N. Viljoen, C. Sabeta, W. Markotter, et al. (2025). Viruses, 17(3), 340.
https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/17/3/340

Epidemiology of wild animal rabies in Namibia from 2001 to 2019: implications for controlling the infection in domestic animals
O. Madzingira, E. H. Hikufe, C. Byaruhanga, et al. (2025). BMC Veterinary Research, 21(1), 227.
https://bmcvetres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12917-025-04692-1

Mixed Type Atypical Rabies Encephalitis: A Case Report
L. Bansal and S. Mehra. (2025). Indian Pediatrics, in press.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13312-025-00043-3

Spatiotemporal mapping of canine rabies transmission dynamics in Sarawak, East Malaysia from 2017 to 2023
Y. A. Wada, M. M. Noordin, M. Mazlan, et al. (2025). Tropical Biomedicine, 42(1), 36-43.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40163401/

Analisis Perilaku Vaksinasi Rabies oleh Masyarakat Pemilik Anjing di Kabupaten Pasaman Barat Tahun 2024
M. Toras. (2025). Universitas Andalas (Indonesia).
http://scholar.unand.ac.id/491276/

Diagnosis – Virology – Vaccinology

In vitro characterization of the antiviral activity of Bat Interferon-Induced protein with tetratricopeptide repeats 5 (bat IFIT5) against bat-associated rabies virus
C. M. Barboza, R. M. Zamudio, A. C. Franco, et al. (2025). Journal of Neurovirology, in press.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13365-025-01245-y

Comparative Efficacy of Pre and Post-Exposure Pro-Phylaxis Using Local Rabies Vaccine by IM Route
K. Fatima, S. Nawaz, F. A. U. Rehman, et al. (2025). TSF Journal of Biology, 3(1), 1-10.
https://tsfjb.com/ojs/index.php/tsfjb/article/view/71

A VSV-based oral rabies vaccine was sentineled by Peyer’s patches and induced a timely and durable immune response
S. Wang, Z. Wang, W. Wang, et al. (2025). Molecular Therapy, in press.
https://www.cell.com/molecular-therapy-family/molecular-therapy/abstract/S1525-0016(25)00128-5

Metal–Phenolic Network Hydrogel Vaccine Platform for Enhanced Humoral Immunity against Lethal Rabies Virus
J. Deng, Z. Wang, L. Wu, et al. (2025). ACS Nano, in press.
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acsnano.4c17759

Optimizing rabies mRNA vaccine efficacy via RABV-G structural domain screening and heterologous prime-boost immunization
D. Li, X. Wang, G. Li, et al. (2025). NPJ Vaccines, 10(1), 43.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41541-025-01098-w

Direct Hippocampal and Thalamic Inputs to Layer 3 Pyramidal Cells in the Medial Entorhinal Cortex Revealed by Monosynaptic Rabies Tracing
Z. Chen, D. Schmitz and J. J. Tukker. (2025). Neuroscience Bulletin, in press.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12264-025-01363-x

Profile of post-exposure anti-rabies treatments to wild mammals in a health region, Pernambuco, Brazil, 2014-2020
L. L. L. R. Cordeiro, M. O. S. Rodrigues, L. R. d. M. Quinino, et al. (2024). Rev. epidemiol. controle infecç., 14(3), 432-440.
https://pesquisa.bvsalud.org/portal/resource/pt/biblio-1588127

Functional dissection of the C-terminal domain of rabies virus RNA polymerase L protein
F. Izumi, M. Makino, M. Sasaki, et al. (2025). Journal of Virology, in press.
https://journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.1128/jvi.02082-24

Effective biological control of chickpea rabies (Ascochyta rabiei) through systemic phytochemical defenses activation by Trichoderma roots colonization: From strain characterization to seed coating
J. Morcuende, J. Martín-García, P. Velasco, et al. (2024). Biological Control, 193, 105530.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1049964424000951

Immunogenicity of pre-exposure rabies vaccination comparing number of doses and routes of administration: A systematic review and meta-analyses
P. Davis, J. Montroy, B. Warshawsky, et al. (2025). Vaccine, 53, 126878.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264410X25001756

Immunogenicity of Rabies Virus G-Protein mRNA Formulated with Muscle-Targeting Lipid Nanoparticles in Mice
Q. Li, H. Bai, X. Yu, et al. (2025). Vaccines, 13(3), 217.
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/13/3/217

AMPK Activation Downregulates TXNIP, Rab5, and Rab7 Within Minutes, Thereby Inhibiting the Endocytosis-Mediated Entry of Human Pathogenic Viruses
V. Diesendorf, V. La Rocca, M. Teutsch, et al. (2025). Cells, 14(5), 334.
https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/14/5/334

Structural analysis reveals how tetrameric tyrosine-phosphorylated STAT1 is targeted by the rabies virus P-protein
A. Sugiyama, M. Minami, K. Ugajin, et al. (2025). Science Signaling, 18(878), eads2210.
https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/scisignal.ads2210

Construction and evaluation of recombinant rabies virus encoding three copies codon-optimized G genes as inactivated rabies vaccine in dogs and cats
Y. Wu, H. Li, Z. Wang, et al. (2025). Veterinary Microbiology, 304, 110481.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378113525001166

Neuroimaging in Rabies Encephalitis: An Uncommon Sight
V. Gupta, A. Bhayana, S. Kathpalia, et al. (2025). European Medical Journal: Radiology, in press.
https://www.emjreviews.com/radiology/article/neuroimaging-in-rabies-encephalitis-an-uncommon-sight/

When estrogen deficiency meets immune responses induced by rabies vaccination
H. Qian, J. Zhang, L. Tian, et al. (2025). Microbiology Spectrum, in press.
https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.02726-24

5PSQ-119 Encephalomyelitis after rabies vaccination: a report of two cases
L. Yachi, S. Mousannif, Y. Eddahoumi, et al. (2025). European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy, 32(Suppl 1), A205.
http://ejhp.bmj.com/content/32/Suppl_1/A205.2.abstract

Identification of possible anti-rabies compound from existing drugs using computational techniques
O. K. Anselem, E. I. Ifedibaluchukwu and U. I. Chijioke. (2025). IJAR, 11(3), 252-262.
https://www.allresearchjournal.com/archives/?year=2025&vol=11&issue=3&part=D&ArticleId=12429

Modes for chromatographic purification of immunoglobulin G (IgG) from the serum of horses hyperimmunized with rabies antigen
A. Nurmukhambetova, Z. Batanova, G. Bayandy, et al. (2025). Bulletin of the Karaganda University “Biology medicine geography Series”, 11730(1), 36-43.
https://feb.buketov.edu.kz/bmg-vestnik/article/view/959

Identification of Rocaglates as Rabies Virus Inhibitors
J. J. Miller, D. Dorjsuren, S. Jain, et al. (2025). The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, 392(3).
https://jpet.aspetjournals.org/article/S0022-3565(25)39705-3/abstract

Demise of the Milwaukee protocol for rabies
A. C. Jackson. (2025). Clinical Infectious Diseases, in press.
https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cid/ciaf157/8096457

TRANSMISSION OF RABIES VIRUS THROUGH A CONTACT LENS CONTAMINATED WITH SALIVA FROM AN INFECTED DOG (CASE REPORT)
M. Samsonia, M. Kandelaki and T. Giorgadze. (2025). Georgian Medical News, (358), 22-25.
https://www.geomednews.com/Articles/2025/1_2025/22-25.pdf

Molecular basis of two broad-spectrum antibodies neutralizing rabies virus and other phylogroup-I lyssaviruses by blocking structural transition between the pleckstrin-homology and fusion domains in the glycoprotein
F. Yang, L. Zhai, K. Yin, et al. (2025). International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, in press.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0141813025031228

Eficiența imunologică postvaccinală împotriva rabiei la vulpe prin detecția anticorpilor antirabici postvaccinali prin tehnica imunoenzimatica indirectă (ELISA) în Republica Moldova
M. SÎRBU and N. STARCIUC. (2025). Universitatea Tehnică a Moldovei.
https://repository.utm.md/handle/5014/30394?show=full