By Ethan Covey
A dog imported from Egypt later tested positive for canine rabies virus variant (CRVV), result in post-exposure prophylaxis for 44 people.
The case, which was the third of canine rabies in a dog imported from Egypt in four years, prompted the CDC to suspend dog importations from the country (MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2020;69:1374–1377).
While canine rabies has been eliminated from the United States, an estimated 107,100 of the 1.06 million dogs imported into the country each