@article{Chuxnum_Choomkasien_Thongcharoen_2020, title={Epidemiology of Human Rabies in Thailand, B.E.2546-2550 (2003-2007 AD)}, volume={63}, url={https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/sirirajmedj/article/view/240918}, abstractNote={<p>In Thailand, rabies remains an important zoonotic disease due to its lethality in humans. Although the numbers of<br>human rabies cases have been steadily decreasing over the past ten years, the epidemiological situation has started to change.<br>Assessment of human rabies was based on the national infectious disease surveillance system from B.E. 2546-2550. There were<br>106 cumulative cases distributed in all four regions of Thailand. The highest mortality rates were found in the Central and<br>Southern regions. Dogs were the main reservoir with the highest percentage found in puppies younger than 3 months (45%).<br>Most of the causal dogs, and 61% of the dogs with owners had not received Rabies vaccination each year. The data strongly<br>revealed that most of the human rabies cases did not receive rabies vaccine after the animal contact or bite. Prevention and<br>control strategies should focus especially on the regions and provinces which had the highest number of cases, or on those<br>regions which continue to have incident cases each year. It is also essential to set up a better control of the animal population<br>which can potentially infect humans.</p>}, number={3}, journal={Siriraj Medical Journal}, author={Chuxnum, Teerasak and Choomkasien, Prawit and Thongcharoen, Prasert}, year={2020}, month={Apr.}, pages={89–91} }