Volume 15, Number 10—October 2009
Dispatch
Rabies in Foxes, Aegean Region, Turkey
Ad Vos
, Conrad Freuling, Seza Eskiizmirliler, Hikmet Ün, Orhan Aylan, Nicholas Johnson, Semra Gürbüz, Winfried Müller, Necdet Akkoca, Thomas Müller, Anthony R. Fooks, and Haluk Askaroglu
, Conrad Freuling, Seza Eskiizmirliler, Hikmet Ün, Orhan Aylan, Nicholas Johnson, Semra Gürbüz, Winfried Müller, Necdet Akkoca, Thomas Müller, Anthony R. Fooks, and Haluk AskarogluTable 1
Rabies testing results for specimens submitted to Bornova Veterinary Control and Research Institute, Izmir, Turkey, 1998–2007
| Species | No. positive/total no. tested (% positive) |
|---|---|
| Horses | 5/17 (29) |
| Donkeys | 4/14 (29) |
| Goats | 29/46 (63) |
| Sheep | 27/49 (55) |
| Cattle | 605/758 (80) |
| Cats | 46/782 (6) |
| Dogs | 327/1,581 (21) |
| Hamsters | 0/49 (0) |
| Rabbits | 1/18 (6) |
| Mice and rats | 0/67 (0) |
| Squirrels | 0/11 (0) |
| Foxes | 165/174 (95) |
| Jackals | 2/2 (100) |
| Wolves | 0/2 (0) |
| Badgers | 1/2 (50) |
| Mustelids | 13/18 (72) |
| Wild cats | 0/1 (0) |
| Bats | 0/5 (0) |
| Humans | 6/8 (75) |
| Other | 0/15 (0) |
Total
1,231/3,619 (34)
