Ciencia y tecnología veterinaria

A Case of Rabies in One Month Old Kittens in South East Nigeria

Abstract

Philip Paul Mshelbwala, Uchenna Nlebedum, Kumbish R Peterside, Atuman Joel Yakubu, Usendi Ifukibot and Emmanuel ThankGOd Onyiche

This report describes a case of rabies in one month old kittens. At physical examination, the kittens were abnormally aggressive and restless with bilateral ocular discharge. Rapid Immuno chromatographic and Fluorescent Antibody Tests on the harvested brains were positive for rabies. Though report of rabies in cats especially kitten is rare, we advise that continuous reporting by researchers can give a better prevalence statistics of these occurrences due to its great public health significance. We also recommend annual anti- rabies vaccination campaign and destruction of stray cats.