Rabid dog illegally imported to France from Morocco, August 2011
Eurosurveillance·
- DOI
- 10.2807/ese.16.33.19946-en
- PMID
- 21871230
- PMCID
- —
- OpenAlex
- W2468268617
- Study type
- Journal article
- Publisher
- European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC)
- Article type
- journal-article
- Integrity
- current
Why this research matters now
The report is relevant to imported-animal rabies detection and rapid response activities, including tracing contacts and starting post-exposure treatment after confirmation.
Structured evidence summary
Research question
The article describes a case of canine rabies in a puppy illegally brought from Morocco to France and the subsequent response after laboratory confirmation.
Study design
Single-case journal report based on notification of one imported canine rabies case, with laboratory confirmation and contact tracing actions described.
Population and setting
A three-month-old puppy in France that had been illegally imported from Morocco in August 2011. The report concerns veterinary and reference-laboratory handling in France.
Main findings
The dog developed behavioral changes, was seen by a veterinary clinic, died the next day, and rabies was then confirmed by the national reference centre. Contact tracing and post-exposure treatment were started immediately.
Public-health relevance
The report is relevant to imported-animal rabies detection and rapid response activities, including tracing contacts and starting post-exposure treatment after confirmation.
Important limitations
The summary is limited to the supplied single-article abstract and metadata. The abstract provides only a brief account of one case and does not include detailed methods, follow-up, or broader generalizability.
GIDS interpretation
This item is discoverable as a rabies-related imported animal case report from France with a Morocco origin. It provides contextual evidence about a documented incident and response, but not a broader surveillance conclusion.
Related GIDS surveillance
Literature context does not validate, explain, or change a surveillance signal. Exact and contextual relationships are shown separately.
Evidence relationships
This article has 10 auditable classifier relationships to diseases, places, topics, and study design.