Rabies in Europe: An epidemiological and clinical update

• Published in: European journal of internal medicine Vol. 88; pp. 15 - 20
• Main Authors: Riccardi, Niccolò, Giacomelli, Andrea, Antonello, Roberta Maria, Gobbi, Federico, Angheben, Andrea
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.06.2021
• Subjects: Animals; Clinical; Epidemiology; Europe; Europe - epidemiology; Humans; NTDs; Rabies; Rabies - diagnosis; Rabies - epidemiology; Rabies - prevention & control; Rabies Vaccines; Travel; Vaccination; Europe; Clinical; NTDs; Epidemiology; Rabies; Europe

•Rabies is a neglected tropical disease with a significant mortality burden.•Vaccination campaigns in wildlife animals achieved the control of rabies in Europe.•Rabies cases are still reported in Europe as imported cases.•Clinical suspicion is crucial to reach a diagnosis also in atypical manifestat...