Epizootic situation and prevention of rabies in the animals inhabiting Tyumen region, the Yamal-Nenets and the Khanty-Mansi autonomous areas

The research objective is carrying out retrospective analysis of epizootic situation of rabies in the animals of different types and the assessment of the events held on the territory of Tyumen Region, the Yamal-Nenets and the Khanty-Mansi autonomous areas on the prevention and elimination of the disease. The research has been made at the Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Infectious and Invasive Diseases of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Omsk SAU. The territory of Tyumen Region, the Khanty-Mansi and the Yamal-Nenets autonomous areas are adverse concerning animals' rabies as has been evidenced by the dynamics of epizootic process in recent years. Wild carnivores are the main source of rabies virus, especially the fox. Recently, the Arctic fox has been actively involved in the circulation of the virus. In 2019-2020 rabies exposure has been observed in the studied territory and in those areas in which this illness has not been noted before. For the beginning of 2020 16 centers of animals' rabies in 7 regions of the area which is several times above this indicator for the same period of 2019 have been revealed. In 2019 into the developed programs of actions for the prevention and elimination of rabies in the animals on the territory of Tyumen Region, Khanty-Mansi and the Yamal-Nenets autonomous areas the vaccination of wild predators and the control over the populations of wild animals were included. The program of the events being held is insufficiently effective, it is confirmed by the fact that epizootic situation in this region worsens. Further it is necessary to exercise control over the state of natural foci of rabies by organizing comprehensive records of wild carnivores, tendencies in their numbers and movement. Their quantity must be regulated strictly and according to the plan, the campaigns for oral vaccination of wild predators are to be carried out. The actions for catching and vaccination of neglected dogs and cats, the record of domestic dogs, cats, polecats and other carnivores are to be organized, especially it is necessary to pay attention to the vaccination of hunting, sentry and shepherds' dogs.