Full Interview! Experts React to Rabies Outbreak in Seals
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A marine biologist and the co-founder of Ocean Conservation Namibia discuss the implications of the first ever outbreak of rabies in marine mammals.
00:00 - Ocean Conservation Namibia Interview
06:06 - Outbreak of Rabies in Seals
08:14 - Rabies Testing
15:10 - Rabid Fur Seals Attacking People
21:51 - What is Being Done About Rabid Seals?
25:16 - Can Orcas Get Rabies?
As of July 25th, at least 72 people in South Africa have been bitten or scratched by Cape fur seals since 2021, including eight who have been bitten by seals since confirmed to have rabies. So far, no human cases have been reported.
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World Health Organization Rabies Facts
• Rabies is 100% preventable through vaccination.
• Rabies is zoonotic, meaning humans can get the disease from animals.
• Rabies is endemic in over 150 countries. Common carriers include foxes, jackals, bats, raccoons, skunks, as well as feral and domestic cats and dogs.
• The virus is transmitted through contact in saliva from close contact with an infected animal such as bites, scratches, or even licks on broken skin and mucous membranes.
•Once the virus infects the central nervous system and clinical symptoms appear, rabies is fatal in 100% of cases.
•However, rabies deaths are preventable with prompt post exposure prophylaxis (PEP) by stopping the virus from reaching the central nervous system. PEP consists of thorough wound washing, administration of a course of human rabies vaccine and, when indicated, rabies immunoglobulins (RIG).
•If a person is bitten or scratched by a potentially rabid animal, they should immediately and always seek PEP care.
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[2] https://www.cdc.gov/rabies/hcp/clinic...
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[4] https://www.who.int/health-topics/rab...
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