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W. H. O.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SOUTHERN AND EASTERN AFRICAN RABIES GROUP /
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
MEETING
SUDAN
ERITREA
ETHIOPIA
UGANDA
KENYA
RWANDA
BURUNDI
TANZANIA
MADAGASCAR
MALAWI
MOZAMBIQUE
SWAZILAND
LESOTHO
SOUTH AFRICA
NAMIBIA
BOTSWANA
ZIMBABWE
ZAMBIA
LILONGWE, MALAWI – 18-22 JUNE 2001

Sixth SEARG meeting, Lilongwe 18-21 June 2001 Official opening
CONTENTS
OFFICIAL OPENING
PROGRAMME OF THE MEETING ..............................................................................................................................4
Southern and Eastern African Rabies Group conference Lilongwe MALAWI: 18 to 21 June 2001 ...................4
OPENING SPEECH...................................................................................................................................................7
OPENING SPEECH...................................................................................................................................................9
OPENING SPEECH.................................................................................................................................................10
COUNTRY REPORTS
RABIES IN BOTSWANA......................................................................................................................................... 13
RABIES IN BURUNDI IN 1999 AND 2000...............................................................................................................17
RABIES IN ERITREA ............................................................................................................................................. 19
RABIES IN ETHIOPIA ............................................................................................................................................ 22
RABIES IN LESOTHO BETWEEN 1999 AND 2000................................................................................................... 26
RABIES IN MADAGASCAR.................................................................................................................................... 28
RABIES IN MALAWI .............................................................................................................................................30
RABIES IN MOZAMBIQUE..................................................................................................................................... 34
CONTROL OF RABIES IN NAMIBIA ........................................................................................................................ 38
RABEIS IN KENYA................................................................................................................................................ 40
RABIES IN SOUTH AFRICA ................................................................................................................................... 45
RABIES IN SUDAN................................................................................................................................................50
RABIES IN SWAZILAND........................................................................................................................................ 53
RABIES IN UGANDA............................................................................................................................................. 55
RABIES IN ZAMBIA .............................................................................................................................................. 60
RABIES IN ZIMBABWE.......................................................................................................................................... 64
DISCUSSION.........................................................................................................................................................69
BAT RABIES
THE BAT LYSSAVIRUSES OF AFRICA ....................................................................................................................74
MOKOLA VIRUS:A BRIEF REVIEW OF THE STATUS QUO......................................................................................... 80
VAMPIRE BAT RABIES IN THE AMERICAS .............................................................................................................87
HUMAN DEATHS FROM BAT RABIES IN THE UNITED STATES................................................................................ 92
EUROPEAN BAT RABIES .......................................................................................................................................96
STUDIES WITH AUSTRALIAN BAT LYSSAVIRUS IN FLYING FOXES AND DOMESTIC CATS AND DOGS .................... 101
DISCUSSION....................................................................................................................................................... 105
RABIES CONTROL
THE ELIMINATION OF RABIES IN LATIN AMERICA EXAMPLE OF MEXICO ........................................................... 108
ADOG RABIES VACCINATION CAMPAIGN IN RURAL AFRICA:IMPACT ON THE INCIDENCE OF ANIMAL RABIES AND
HUMAN BITE INJURIES ............................................................................................................................ 114
RABIES IN FLORES, INDONESIA: COMPARISONS AND CONTRASTS TO RABIES CONTROL IN AFRICA. .................. 127
KEEPING RABIES OUT BY SURVEILLANCE STRATEGIES,VACCINATION AND SEROLOGY ..................................... 131
COST AND EFFECTIVENESS OF DISEASE CONTROL FOR ENDANGERED SPECIES:VACCINATING TARGET AND
RESERVOIR HOSTS TO CONTROL RABIES IN ETHIOPIAN WOLVES............................................................. 136
THE RABIES CONTROL PILOT PROJECT IN MALAWI ............................................................................................ 142
BAITING FOR LYCAON PICTUS............................................................................................................................. 146
IS IT POSSIBLE TO VACCINATE YOUNG CANIDS AGAINST RABIES AND TO PROTECT THEM?................................. 151
ORAL VACCINATION WITH SAG2 BAITS AND INTERNATIONAL RABIES CONTROL.............................................. 164
SOME OBSERVATIONS ON RABIES EPIDEMIOLOGY AND CONTROL ...................................................................... 166
DISCUSSION....................................................................................................................................................... 171
MISCELLANEOUS
RABIES DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IN W.H.O. ............................................................................................ 174
USING DOG BITE INJURY DATA TO ESTIMATE HUMAN RABIES MORTALITY IN TANZANIA................................... 176
PERCEPTION AND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT RABIES.................................................................................................. 186
AN OUTBREAK OF RABIES IN SOUTH DARFUR, SUDAN ...................................................................................... 192
TRADITIONAL AND CULTURAL BELIEFS,FACTORS INFLUENCING POST EXPOSURE TREATMENT ......................... 196
ANEW AFRICAN RABIES TEXTBOOK.................................................................................................................. 199
AREVIEW OF RABIES POST-EXPOSURE TREATMENT (PET) DATA IN UGANDA: 1990-1994................................ 201
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DISCUSSION .......................................................................................................................................................209
S.E.A.R.G. BUSINESS MEETING
S.E.A.R.G. ICONOGRAPHY ................................................................................................................................212
SEARG QUARTERLY BULLETIN .........................................................................................................................214
QUO VADIS SESSION...........................................................................................................................................219
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS........................................................................................................................................222

Sixth SEARG meeting, Lilongwe 18-21 June 2001 Official opening
Programme of the meeting
SOUTHERN AND EASTERN AFRICAN RABIES GROUP CONFERENCE
LILONGWE MALAWI: 18 TO 21 JUNE 2001
Monday 18th June 2001
All day diagnostic training session at Central Veterinary Laboratory
J. Bingham, A. Wandeler and J. Barrat
Tuesday 19th June 2001 Official Opening
Informal welcome and announcements: A. King
Opening and welcome D. Chinombo
W.H.O. welcome F.X. Meslin
Chairman's report A. King
SEARG proceedings on CD-ROM and Diagnostic manual J. Barrat
Merial's CD-rom A. King
Official opening Hon. Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation
Education RSA book P. Kloeck
RabNet F.X. Meslin
Country reports
Botswana
Burundi
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Kenya
Kenya
Lesotho
Madagascar
Malawi
Mozambique
Namibia
South Africa
Sudan
Swaziland
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Wednesday 20th June 2001
Bat rabies
African bat rabies J. Bingham
Mokola questions L. Nel
Vampire bat rabies in the Americas C. Vargas
Human deaths from bat rabies in the USA J. Smith
European bat lyssaviruses A. King
Australian bat lyssaviruses K. Mc Coll
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Sixth SEARG meeting, Lilongwe 18-21 June 2001 Official opening
Rabies control
Cultural influences on dog ownership K. Laurenson
Eradication of rabies from cities in South America C. Vargas
Impact of domestic dog vaccination in Tanzania S. Cleaveland
Rabies in Flores, Indonesia: comparisons and contrasts to rabies control in Africa
J. Bingham
Keeping rabies out by vaccination and serology T. Fooks
Urban and rural vaccination strategies K. Laurenson
The DAHI/CESTAS programme in Malawi A. Chizonda
Baiting for Lycaon pictus D. Knobel
Vaccines for oral immunization T. Mebatsion
Immunity of young dogs or foxes J. Barrat
SAG2 vaccine O. Segal
Epidemiology and control A. Wandeler
Thursday 21st June 2001
Miscellaneous
Predicting human rabies from dog bite injuries S. Cleaveland
Perception and knowledge about rabies K. de Balogh
An outbreak of rabies in South Darfur, Sudan Y. Ali
Traditional and cultural beliefs and factors influencing post exposure treatment
J. Godlonton
Recent advances in Post Exposure Treatment F.X. Meslin
SEARG business meeting
SEARG quarterly reports W. Shumba
Quo vadis
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