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RABIES (47): AMERICAS (USA) SKUNK, ALERT

Date: Thu 17 Oct 2019

Source: Sky Statement [edited]

<https://skystatement.com/rabies-cases-double-in-oakland-countys-wildlife-officials-warn-stay-away/>

 

A dead skunk found in West Bloomfield [Oakland County, Michigan] has tested positive for rabies, health authorities announced [Thu 17 Oct 2019].

West Bloomfield [Michigan州Oakland郡]で死亡して発見されたスカンクが,狂犬病検査陽性であったことが,健康当局から発表された(2019年10月17日木曜日)

 

The finding is the latest in a string of 15 rabies-infected animals verified this year [2019] by Oakland County health officials – nearly double the 8 that were found by this time in 2018.

Oakland郡健康当局は,本年(2019年)に入り狂犬病感染を確定診断された,一連の動物達はこれで15頭になったと発表した.昨年は8頭であり,ほぼ2倍になっている.

 

"Certainly the number of cases this year [2019] is a concern but also because many of these were found close to each other" in residential areas, said Bill Mullan, spokesman for Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter.

Oakland公選郡長官Dave Coulterの報道官,Bill Mullanは,「今年(2019年)に入ってからの症例数が多いことに加え,これらの症例が(ヒトが居住する地域の)狭い範囲で発見されていることが問題である.」と述べた.

 

In a warning emailed to the media, county officials urged residents to "stay away from wild animals such as skunks, bats, raccoons, foxes, and stray cats and dogs."

Tests found the rabies virus in 4 bats and 11 skunks in Oakland County. In Southfield alone there were 5 skunks, all in the area between Southfield and Greenfield roads, and north of 10 Mile while just south and east of Lathrup Village.

報道各社に対し警戒を促すEメールで,郡当局者は市民に対し「スカンク,コウモリ,アライグマ,キツネ,そしてノラネコおよびイヌ等には近づかないように」と強調した.Oakland郡では,4頭のコウモリおよび11頭のスカンクで狂犬病ウイルスが陽性になった.Southfieldだけでも5頭のスカンクが陽性になっており,これらはいずれもSouthfield roadsとGreenfield roadsの間かつ10 Mile roadsの北側,つまり,Lathrup Villageの南および東で起こっている。

 

 

The latest find was a dead skunk found in the square-mile area bounded by Maple Road on the north, 14 Mile to the south, Farmington Road on the east, and Drake Road to the west.

今回確認されたスカンクの死体は,北側をMaple Road,南側を14Mile Road,東側をFarmington Road,そして西側をDrake Roadに囲まれた平方マイルの中で発見された.

 

"Rabies is a fatal disease and there is no known cure, so the best protection is to avoid contact with stray, wild, and dead animals," said Leigh-Anne Stafford, health officer for Oakland County.

Oakland郡健康当局のLeigh-Anne Staffordは,「狂犬病は致死的で治療法が知られていない病気である為,放浪動物,野生動物,そして動物の死体に近寄らないことが最良の予防法である」と述べた

 

Macomb County has turned up just one rabies-infected animal so far in 2019 -- a bat found earlier this year [2019] -- compared with 4 infected bats last year, said Dr Kevin Lokar, medical officer.

Macomb郡では,昨年は4頭の感染したコウモリが発見されたが,2019年に入ってから狂犬病に感染した動物の発見は1例(2019年初頭に発見されたコウモリ)のみである,と医療当局者のDr Kevin Lokarはのべた.

 

"So we're not seeing the increase that Oakland County is seeing," Dr. Lokar said [Thu 17 Oct 2019].

Dr. Lokarは,「Oakland郡で見られるような増加は,Macomb郡では見られていない」と述べた.

 

Wayne County also had just one case in wildlife verified so far this year, and the county in many years has no cases reported, said Dr Ruta Sharanhgpani, medical director.

Wayne郡も,今年に入ってからは野生動物で1頭のみ認められ,そしてここ数年は報告がなかったと,Dr Ruta Sharanhgpani (medical director)は語った.

 

Statewide, far more bats are found infected with rabies than skunks. As of July [2019], Michigan public health officials said they had verified nearly 2.5 times as many rabid bats this year as in 2017.

州全体では,スカンクよりもコウモリでの狂犬病感染が遥かに多い.Michigan州公衆衛生当局は,(2019年)7月現在,2017年と比較し2.5倍のコウモリが狂犬病と確定診断されたことを明らかにした.

 

Most of the confirmed infected bats come from the metro Detroit and Lansing areas, but infected bats found this year [2019] "are spread out across the Lower Peninsula," said Michigan Department of Natural Resources wildlife veterinarian Dan O'Brien. The 2 infected skunks came from Oakland County, he told the Free Press in July [2019].

確定診断されたコウモリの大部分はDetroit圏およびLansing周辺から来ているが,今年(2019年)に入ってから発見された感染コウモリについて,Michigan州天然資源局の野生動物獣医師Dan O’Brienは「半島の下部まで広がっている」と述べた.彼は2頭の感染したスカンクはOakland郡から来たと,Free Pressに(2019年)7月に答えている.

 

Public health experts can't say yet whether the increased findings of infected animals means a greater prevalence of rabies this year [2019], or whether it's simply the result of Michiganders being more diligent about submitting animals suspected to have rabies.

公衆衛生の専門家は,狂犬病罹患動物の発見が増加していることが,今年(2019年)に入ってから狂犬病の有病率が増加しているのか,もしくはミシガン市民が狂犬病にかかっていると疑われる動物の報告について熱心になったのか,現時点では分からないと述べた.

 

Humans or their pets can get rabies from the saliva of an infected animal, from bites or scratches. Rabies is not spread through a skunk's spray, experts say. Pets are best protected by keeping them vaccinated and preventing encounters with wildlife and other "unfamiliar animals," Stafford said.

ヒトおよびそのペット達は,感染動物の流涎,感染動物による咬傷または搔創から狂犬病に罹患する.専門家は,スカンクのスプレーでは狂犬病は伝播しないと述べた.ペットを狂犬病から守る最良の方法は,予防接種,および野生並びに慣れていない動物と遭遇させないことであると,Staffordは語った.

 

Michigan law requires that dogs and ferrets be vaccinated for rabies; and it's advised for cats. "Vaccination is important for keeping your pet from getting rabies, but it also provides a barrier of protection for you if a wild animal bites your pet," according to a state website.

Michigan州法では,イヌおよびフェレット狂犬病ワクチン接種を命じている;ネコは推奨される.州のホームページによれば,「予防接種はあなたのペットが狂犬病にならない為に重要となるだけではなく,あなたのペットが野生動物に咬まれた場合,あなたを守る障壁となる」

 

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[In the USA, there exist several wildlife variants of _Lyssavirus_, that circulate in bats, raccoons, skunks, foxes, and coyotes. Transmission rarely occurs between species, and these "spillover events" generally are not perpetuated in the recipient species.

「合衆国では,幾つかの種類の_Lyssawirus_が,コウモリ,アライグマ,スカンク,キツネそしてコヨーテといった野生動物に存在する.種をこえた伝播は稀に起こり,そしてこれら「種間伝播」は,一般的には,伝播された種の中では永続的な感染はしない.

 

While bat rabies is found throughout the USA, main terrestrial reservoirs differ depending on the geographical location. Skunk rabies prevails in central US (see map at <https://www.cdc.gov/rabies/exposure/animals/wildlife_reservoirs.html>).

コウモリの狂犬病が合衆国全土で認められるが,地理的立地に基づき,主要な陸上生物が保有宿主として分布している.

 

It is very important to make sure to keep the vaccination schemes of all domestic carnivores (that is, dogs, cats, ferrets) in the area up to date and not to approach wildlife with unusual behavior. - Mod.PMB

地域の全ての家畜化された食肉動物(即ち,イヌ,ネコ,フェレット)に対する予防接種計画を確実に維持,更新すること,および異常な行動をする野生動物に近づかないことが,とても重要である.

 

HealthMap/ProMED-mail map of Michigan, United States:

<http://healthmap.org/promed/p/47024>

Michigan county map:

<https://www.mapsofworld.com/usa/states/michigan/michigan-county-map.html/>]

 

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