南非的狂犬病与国际足联世界杯：旅行者对一种地方性但被忽视疾病的认知

Rabies in South Africa and the FIFA Soccer World Cup: travelers' awareness for an endemic but neglected disease.

作者信息

Malerczyk Claudius, Nel Louis H, Gniel Dieter, Blumberg Lucille

机构信息

Medical Affairs Middle East and Africa, Novartis Vaccines, Marburg, Germany.

出版信息

Hum Vaccin. 2010 May;6(5):385-9. doi: 10.4161/hv.6.5.11713.

DOI:10.4161/hv.6.5.11713

PMID:20421730

Abstract

Rabies is endemic on every continent except Antarctica and is also considered to be a significant health problem in Africa, including South Africa. With the upcoming FIFA Soccer World Cup to be held in 2010 in cities throughout South Africa, this review depicts the rabies situation in South Africa and discusses what travelers visiting the games should know about rabies and rabies prophylaxis before or after an exposure to a potential rabid animal occurs.

摘要

狂犬病在除南极洲以外的各大洲均为地方病，在非洲（包括南非）也被视为一个重大的健康问题。随着2010年国际足联世界杯足球赛即将在南非各城市举行，本综述描述了南非的狂犬病情况，并讨论了前往观看比赛的旅行者在接触可能感染狂犬病的动物之前或之后，应该了解哪些关于狂犬病及狂犬病预防的知识。