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KMID : 0380420020260020115
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Journal of Prventive Veterinary Medicine
2002 Volume.26 No. 2 p.115 ~ p.120
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Rabies Infectious Situation in Wild Animals of Kyonggi and Kangwon Provinces in the Republic of Korea
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소병재/So, Byung Jae
진영화/이상직/이은동/이경기/황의경/이상경/Jean, Young Hwa/Lee, Sang Jik/Lee, Eun Dhong/Lee, Kyoung Ki/Hwang, Eui Kyung/Lee, Sang Kyoung
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Abstract
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This study was conducted to investigate the current status of rabies in wild animals and to elucidate the wild animal transmitting rabies to domestic animals in the Republic of Korea.
Through epidemiological survey of rabies near the Demilitarized Zone(DMZ) in Kyonggi and Kangwon Provinces, we found that raccoon dogs( Nyctereutes procyonoides) transmitted rabies to domestic animals in the infected area.To do this we tested the sera or/and brain tissue collected from 8 kinds of wild animals( Nyctereutes procyonoides, Meles meles, Lepus coreanus, Apodemus agrarius, Eothenomys regulus, Felis catus, Mutela sibirica coreana, Martes flavigula aterrima). Only raccoon dogs showed positive reaction in fluorescent antibody test. Naturally acquired antibodies against rabies virus could not be detected in other animals as well as raccoon dogs captured in the rabies infected and non-infected area in Korea. Antibodies against rabies virus could not be detected even raccoon dogs diagnosed with rabies. Therefore, it is considered that raccoon dogs would die before forming antibodies against rabies virus, if infected.
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