Published in Scientific Papers. Series D. Animal Science, Vol. LXVII, Issue 1
Written by Sergiu BALACCI, Ion BALAN, Vladimir BUZAN, Nicolae ROȘCA, Ion MEREUȚA, Vlada FURDUI, Galina OSIPCIUC, Roman CREȚU, Gheorghe BACU, Parascovia ȚURCANU
The study presents the results of the research on the epidemiological situation of the rabies virus following the vaccination campaign of the fox population in the sylvatic environment in the last 5 years on the territory of the Republic of Moldova. Both in Europe and in the Republic of Moldova, Vulpes vulpes represents in the sylvatic environment the main vector of the spread of rabies in wild and domestic animal populations. In 2019-2023 in the Republic of Moldova were registered 12 species of animals that reacted positively to the rabies virus. The most frequent cases of rabies in animals were registered in cattle, dogs, foxes, cats and constituted 93.72% of the total number of registered cases (239). Following the start in 2020 of the fox vaccination campaign, there was observed a decrease in the incidence of rabies in 2021 by 74.73%, in 2022 by 85.71% and in 2023 by 76.92% compared to 2019. The obtained data demonstrate that the application of vaccine baits by air and land has led to the immunization of wild animals and the reduction of the sick animals number.
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