Rabies — Worldwide/Unknown
Rabies, a fatal disease that affects animals and humans, which is caused by a neurotropic virus, was recently detected in the remains of wild Formosan ferret-badgers, a veterinary research team confirmed yesterday [16 Jul 2013].
This means rabies has reappeared in Taiwan for the 1st time in 50 years, said Victor Fei Pang, a professor at the School of Veterinary Medicine of National Taiwan University during a meeting convened by the Council of Agriculture.
The meeting was held after Shih
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