Rabies — India
According to the Control of Communicable Diseases Manual, all mammals are susceptible to rabies. No mention of birds. Now, Indian researchers have reported the 1st case of rabies in a domestic fowl, a chicken, in the country, according to a study published in the journal, PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases.[see comment]
The authors note that experimental rabies virus infection in birds has been reported, but naturally occurring infection of birds has been documented very rarely. A few
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