Rabies in a Sand Cat (Felis margarita) in Saudi Arabia: One Health Implications
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2021-10
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Fagbo, Shamsudeen F
Al-Saigul, Abdullah Mohammed
Ali, Ahmed Abdulrahman
Elshamary, Eid
Selim, Selim Ahmed
Tatwany, Hany
Alfadel, Yousif
Stegeman, Arjan
Assiri, Abdullah
Rupprecht, Charles E
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Abstract
We report a case of rabies in a sand cat, Felis margarita, from Saudi Arabia. This incident suggests hitherto undocumented spillover infection in this species. Our report highlights the shortcomings of passive reporting, necessity of wildlife surveillance, and the need for a comprehensive One Health approach to disease prevention and control.
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Taverne, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology
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Fagbo, S F, Al-Saigul, A M, Ali, A A, Elshamary, E, Selim, S A, Tatwany, H, Alfadel, Y, Stegeman, A, Assiri, A & Rupprecht, C E 2021, 'Rabies in a Sand Cat (Felis margarita) in Saudi Arabia : One Health Implications', Journal of Wildlife Diseases, vol. 57, no. 4, pp. 977-979. https://doi.org/10.7589/jwd-d-20-00233