In addition, Multnomah County requires all cats to be vaccinated for rabies. 713 0 obj <> endobj Any illness in an isolated or confined animal should be reported immediately to the local health department. ↵ We would use counts to make these decisions when the condition in question is extremely rare, such that the prevalence would be 0.000001% or similar. Thus, if a dog, cat or ferret had rabies virus in its saliva at the time of a bite (and could have transmitted the disease to the victim), it will be sick or dead within 3 to 4 days. 1. As of Wednesday, 21 bats and two foxes had tested positive for rabies, compared with nine bats in 2005 and seven bats in 2004. According to the Oregon Health Authority, bats are the most common carriers of rabies in this state. Because of this, and the risk to public health, the American Association of Equine Practitioners recommends rabies vaccinations for horses. In Oregon, bats are the main animal of concern for rabies, which is caused by a virus that is transmitted from certain animals to humans. Oregon law requires that unvaccinated pets that may have been in contact with rabid animals to be vaccinated and quarantined for 4 months (dogs and cats) or 6 months (ferrets), or euthanized. Avoid bats or animals that appear to be sick, flopping around, or behaving unusually, and keep your pets up to date on their rabies vaccinations. In Oregon, most rabies cases are transmitted by bats. https://readallaboutitoregon.wordpress.com/2020/06/11/first-2020-rabies-case Bats are also the primary reservoir for rabies in Oregon, Idaho, and British Columbia; however, rabid non-bat animals have been occasionally detected in these places. It’s the first confirmed Oregon case of an animal with the disease this year. All mammals can get rabies but bats are the main carrier of rabies in Oregon. In 2015, for example, 3 human cases were reported: one patient acquired rabies from a dog bite sustained while visiting the Philippines, one from contact with a bat in Wyoming, and one from a mongoose in Puerto Rico. Bats are of special concern as rabies … During the past few decades, only a few animal rabies cases have occurred in animals other than bats (Table 2). The State of Oregon requires that animals over 4 months old who are entering Oregon must have a current rabies vaccination. MEDFORD (AP) -- A coyote has become the 10th animal in Josephine County to test positive for rabies over the past 13 months. 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Worldwide, about one person every 10 minutes dies of rabies, mostly in Africa and Asia. Bats are tested for rabies only when a person or a pet has had physical contact with them. In the United States, the culprit behind most rabies cases has shifted from dogs to bats. Rabies is a viral disease affecting the central nervous system. A bat that recently flew into a south Eugene resident had rabies, according to Lane County Public Health. Video: How to Safely Catch a Bat in Your Home, Sources: News reports, State Public Health Veterinarian, Oregon Health Authority, ©2021 Oregon Veterinary Medical Association Cats are natural predators and may be attracted to bats, which could be rabid. Oregon identified 26 rabid foxes with bat-variant rabies out of 158 tests during 2000–2016 and 2 coyotes out of 631 tests, almost all from counties in the southwest part of that state. Seal openings in attics, basements, porches, sheds, barns and screen chimneys that might provide access to bats and other wildlife. Studies have shown a human can get rabies from a … Bats are an important part of Oregon’s ecosystem. Post-mortem diagnosis of rabies can be made from examination of the brain using fluorescein-conjugated rabies anti-serum raised against the rabies virus. In 1997, a 64-year-old man from Mason county died from rabies, also the bat variant. Cats increase the risk by playing with bats and taking them into homes. Worldwide, about one person every 10 minutes dies of rabies, mostly in Africa and Asia. Mode of access: Internet from the Oregon Government Publications Collection. %PDF-1.7 %���� Oregon law requires all dogs to be vaccinated against rabies as early as three months of age. The original source image reads '2-24.' endstream endobj startxref In Washington, 14 case (all wild animals). 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