Serological results of a dog vaccination campaign against rabies in Peru
1987
Summary: Urban rabies is a significant problem in many Latin American coun tries. The authors describe the rabies situation from 1980 through September 1986 in Peru, especially in Lima and Callao, and present the organisational ap proach and the results of the mass campaign in which around 270,000 dogs (65% of the estimated dog population) were vaccinated within one month. Reported rabies cases declined sharply. No new human case was observed. A serological survey was conducted to determine the immune response, under field conditions, of a randomly selected sample of Peruvian dogs 2 to 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after immunisation with a cell cultured, inactivated and adjuvanted rabies vaccine. Only 3 % of the 198 dogs from the 12-month sample had less than 0.5 IU/ml rabies neutralising antibody (the protective threshold defined by WHO); 87% had 1.0 IU/ml or more. These data demonstrate the excellent results obtained under field conditions with such a vaccine.
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