Türkiye'de Kuduz 1987-1996

Türkiye. Asya ve Avrupa kıtaları arasında değişik coğrafi bölgeleri olan bir yerleşime sahiptir. Ülke köpek kuduzunun görüldüğü tek Avrupa ülkesi olma özelliğine sahiptir. 1970'lerin sonlarına doğru büyük şehirlerin merkezinde ve çevresinde insan populasyonunun artışına bağlı olarak köpek sayısında da artışlar olmuş . buna paralel olarakta kuduz vakalarında artış gözlenmiştir. Son on yılda ülke genelinde bildirilen vaka sayısı belirgin derecede azalmıştır. Ülkede. diğer salgın hayvan hastalıkları ile birlikte kuduzla mücadeleyi ele Tarım ve Köy İşleri Bakanlığına bağlı Koruma Kontrol Genel Müdürlüğü yürütür.Bu mücadelenin yürütülmesinde İl ve İlçe Teşkilatları , Veteriner Kontrol Araştırma Enstitüterindeki Veteriner Hekimler görev alır.

Rabies in Turkey, 1987-1996

Turkey forms a bridge between Asia and Europe. and consists of various geographic regions. It is the only European country with clog meclia teel r a bies; 7 4.4% of all cases were reporteel in dogs. Towards the enel of ı 970s the rapid urbanisation was followecl by an increase in the number of clogs in urban areas. Hence. in and moLınel several big cities , especia lly İstanbul. the rabies ineidence increased. In the last elecade, the number of registered rabies cases elecreased significantly in the whole country. from 1 005· cases in ı 987 to only ı25 in ı 996. The General Directorate of Protection and Control. Ministry of Agriculture anel Rural Ailairs. has initiateel several rabies control and eraelication prograınmes. For the implementation of these prograrnmes. the provincia1 anel local veterinary autlıorities , as well as the Veterinary Control anel Research Institutes. were responsible

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