Rabid puppy-dog imported into the Netherlands from Morocco via Spain, February 2012

G G van Rijckevorsel; C M Swaan; J P van den Bergh; A Goorhuis; D Baayen; L Isken; A Timen; A van den Hoek

doi:10.2807/ese.17.10.20112-en

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Rabid puppy-dog imported into the Netherlands from Morocco via Spain, February 2012
G G van Rijckevorsel¹ , C M Swaan² , J P van den Bergh³ , A Goorhuis⁴ , D Baayen¹ , L Isken² , A Timen² , A van den Hoek^1,4
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Affiliations: ¹ Public Health Service Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands ² Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, the Netherlands ³ Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA), Amsterdam, the Netherlands ⁴ Division of Infectious Diseases, Tropical Medicine and Aids, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

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Citation style for this article: van Rijckevorsel G G, Swaan C M, van den Bergh J P, Goorhuis A, Baayen D, Isken L, Timen A, van den Hoek A. Rabid puppy-dog imported into the Netherlands from Morocco via Spain, February 2012. Euro Surveill. 2012;17(10):pii=20112. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.17.10.20112-en Received: 27 Feb 2012

Abstract

In February 2012 a rabid puppy dog was imported into Amsterdam, the Netherlands from Morocco via Spain. In a joint action between the Netherlands' Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority, the Public Health Service of Amsterdam and the Centre for Infectious Disease Control all exposed human and animal contacts were traced and, when necessary, provided with post-exposure prophylaxis. During the importation, the international legislations with respect to vaccination requirements were not fully obeyed by veterinarians and custom services.