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초록

Rabies is a zoonotic disease caused by the rabies virus, which belongs to the Lyssavirus genus and the Rhabdoviridaefamily. Domestic dogs are the most common reservoir of the virus; dog-mediated rabies accounts for more than 99% deaths in humans worldwide. Rabies is a highly fatal disease, but it is 100% preventable in animals by vaccination. Therefore, a serological survey of the presence of rabies virus in dogs and cats in Seoul was carried out in this study. To investigate the seroprevalence of the rabies virus in dogs and cats, serum samples were collected from 2,769 dogs and cats during 2017∼2019. Antibodies to the rabies virus were detected by indirect enzyme-linked immune sorbent assay. Of the 2,769 tested serum samples, 934(33.7%) were positive. This result indicated that the seroprevalence of antibodies for the rabies virus is not adequate to prevent rabies and that rabies vaccination is required to enhance the seroprevalence of antibodies. To improve the situation, public awa