Name: History of Rabies in the Americas: From the Pre-Columbian to the Present, Volume II
ISBN: 978-3-031-25404-8

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Charles E. Rupprecht⁰

Charles E. Rupprecht
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Presents country-specific analyses, from historical perspectives to current status
A thorough examination of the history and current state of rabies in the Americas
Edited by the former head of CDC's Rabies Program

Part of the book series: Fascinating Life Sciences (FLS)

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Keywords

Infectious diseases
history of medicine
americas
vaccine
virus
lyssavirus
recombinant biologics
bat reservoirs
vampire bats
meso-carnivore
health economics
PAHO
south america
central america
north america
caribbean

About this book

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.

Editors and Affiliations

LYSSA LLC, Lawrenceville, USA

Charles E. Rupprecht

About the editor

Charles E. Rupprecht is a World Health Organization Expert Technical Adviser on Rabies, retired as the head of the rabies program at CDC. He has co-authored over 400 peer-reviewed papers, written scores of book chapters, edited several books and served as an editor for several journals.

Bibliographic Information

Book Title: History of Rabies in the Americas: From the Pre-Columbian to the Present, Volume II
Book Subtitle: Historical Introductions and Disease Status To Date
Editors: Charles E. Rupprecht
Series Title: Fascinating Life Sciences
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-25404-8Due: 04 July 2024
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-25407-9Due: 04 July 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-25405-5Due: 04 July 2024
Series ISSN: 2509-6745
Series E-ISSN: 2509-6753
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 423
Number of Illustrations: 36 b/w illustrations, 145 illustrations in colour

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