The prefecture warns of a suspicion of Aujeszky's disease (pseudo-rabies) in dogs in Bas-Rhin

In a press release released on January 15, the Bas-Rhin prefecture revealed that a “ analyse carried out on a dog euthanized in November suggests the presence of Aujeszky's disease [ou pseudo-rage] in the Voellerdingen area. »

Currently, there is no no vaccine on sale in France. Consequently, the departmental directorate for the protection of the populations of Bas-Rhin call the owners of hunting dogs prudence. While recalling the usage precautions to take. Here are the ones.

Precautions to take when hunting

When hunting, to reduce the risk of contamination for dogs, the entity recommends:

• Limit contact of the dog with wild boars or pigs
• Prohibit raw meat pork or wild boar in the dog's diet
• Do not feed offal or meat of unknown health status
• Do not let the animal bite a wild boar carcass
• Consult a veterinarian regularly for specific advice on prevention and to detect any early signs of the disease.

Precautions to take to avoid contaminating pig farms

Tips to avoid contaminating detention sites of domestic pigs, pens and hunting enclosure are also given.

So, it is better:

• Respect and enforce a 48 hour deadline between entry into breeding or hunting park/enclosure and the last hunting action to wild boars.
• N’introduce no hunting equipment (clothing, boots, equipment, vehicle) in
  the enclosure of a breeding or hunting park/enclosure for pigs or wild boars.
• Perform a cleaning and disinfection complete vehicle and equipment before entering domestic pig keeping sites, parks and hunting enclosures.
• Yes not bring back a carcass nor a wild boar hunting trophy on a pig or wild boar farm.

Aujeszky's disease, an “extremely serious viral condition”

In its press release, the prefecture explains that “Aujeszky's disease is an extremely serious viral condition, historically present in wildlife, but eradicated from domestic pig farms since the 2000s”.

“This disease, which affects pigs and wild boars, is not transmissible to humans, can, in certain cases, affect dogs with an almost always fatal outcome,” adds the institution.

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