Main description:

Rabies is one of the oldest known pathogens, is incurable, and has the highest fatality rate of all infectious diseases. The Americas is the only region with bat rabies virus, including vampire bat rabies. The region is rich in cultural references and notable for many discoveries in the field, including the current vaccine potency test, diagnostic assay, conception of oral vaccines for wildlife, the first human survivor and the first successful canine rabies program executed at a broad level. Rabies remains the most important viral zoonosis, with tens of thousands of human fatalities and tens of millions of exposures annually, which can be used to model for other pathogens, such as COVID-19. There is an international effort to eliminate human rabies caused by dogs over the next decade, and the Americas represent the primary region with the greatest proof-of-concept evidence to accomplish this goal.
This two-volume set addresses the medical history and modern results of rabies in countries throughout the Americas, including the implications of and on cultural, economic, sociological, and research developments in the region. Volume II provides an in-depth analysis of the rabies' presence and impact in specific countries, including historical perspectives, advances in research and understanding, and current status.

Contents:

Overview/Introduction, C. Rupprecht1. Rabies in Canada, C. Felhner-Gardiner et al.2. Rabies in the USA, A. Davis et al.3. Rabies in Mexico, V. Gutierrez et al.4. Rabies in the Caribbean, J. Seetahal et al.5. Rabies in Central America, D. Moran et al.6. Rabies in Colombia, C. Pardo et al.7. Rabies in Brazil, J. Megid et al.8. Rabies in Venezuela, M. Pena et al.9. Rabies in Guyana, French Guiana and Suriname, C. Hartley et al.10. Rabies in Chile, V. Yung11. Rabies in Peru, S. Reucenco12. Rabies in Ecuador, N. Romero13. Rabies in Argentina, C. Palacios et al.14. Rabies in Bolivia, F. Villegas15. Rabies in Paraguay, M. San Miguel16. Rabies in Uruguay, G. Botto17. Conclusions and future perspectives for the region, C. Rupprecht18. Afterword, I KuzminINDEX to Volume II