Publications by authors named "E Robardet"
The objective of this study was to evaluate the bait preference of three selected bait types by local dogs and the induced immunogenicity of the oral rabies vaccine strain SPBN GASGAS in Morocco. The vaccine strain, combined with different bait types, has been tested in many different settings, but not yet in northern Africa. Overall, bait consumption and preference were similar in other studies using the same materials (bait type and sachet).
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- Rabies virus (RABV) is very dangerous and usually deadly once symptoms appear, especially in dogs.
- To stop rabies from spreading to places that don't have it, there are rules like a waiting period (WP) after dogs get vaccinated to make sure they're safe.
- A study showed that if the waiting period is shorter, like only one month instead of three, the risk of bringing in infected dogs increases a lot, which is important information for making rules about animal importation.
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- Rabies in the European Union is almost eliminated due to vaccination campaigns aimed at wildlife, especially red foxes.
- These campaigns involve giving out bait laced with a vaccine, and scientists check how well the vaccination is working by collecting samples from foxes and analyzing them.
- A study suggests that the way the vaccine is tested needs to be the same across the EU to better understand its effectiveness, and it also found that hotter weather might make the vaccination campaigns less effective.
With over 1,400 species worldwide, bats represent the second largest order of mammals after rodents, and are known to host major zoonotic pathogens. Here, we estimate the presence of pathogens in autochthonous bat populations. First, we set out to check our samples for PCR amplification efficiency by assessing the occurrence of inhibited PCR reactions from different types of bat samples with amplifying the housekeeping gene β-actin.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Rabies is the oldest fatal zoonotic disease recognised as a neglected tropical disease and is caused by an RNA virus belonging to the genus Lyssavirus, family Rhabdoviridae.
Methodology/principal Findings: A deep molecular analysis was conducted on full-length nucleoprotein (N) gene and whole genome sequences of rabies virus from 37 animal brain samples collected between 2012 and 2017 to study the circulation of rabies virus (RABV) variants. The overall aim was to better understand their distribution in Moldova and north-eastern Romania.