Rabies in China

摘要

Since the late 1990s, the country reporting the second-highest number of human rabies deaths worldwide has been the People's Republic of China. The disease is predominantly distributed in southern China with more than 85% of human rabies cases occurring in rural areas. This review outlines the current situation and the control strategy for rabies in China with a focus on epidemiology, animal vectors, viral evolution, control programmes and accompanying measures. It also examines major challenges andfuture plans for controlling rabies at the animal source.