While classic rabies is considered to be eradicated in Germany, there is a form that has not yet been eliminated: rabies in bats.
Minden / Stuttgart – It is true that rabies in dogs and wild animals has been eliminated in Germany since 2008. However, there is another form of rabies that has not yet been successfully eradicated. Rabies in bats *, triggered by the pathogen of the European Bat Lyssa Virus (EBL-V), which is rare in this country. Despite its rare occurrence in Germany, the pathogen is also found again and again in our regions, as it was recently in North Rhine-Westphalia.
In rare cases, the virus can also be dangerous to humans, explains BW24 *.
The rare rabies is transmitted to humans through animal bites. Anyone who has not been vaccinated against rabies should be vaccinated within four days of a bat bite in order to avoid the outbreak of the disease. * BW24 reported. * BW24 is an offer from Ippen.Media.
