It is spread mainly by bites of infected animals. The virus present in their saliva is inoculated in the bite trauma. Foxes are the main reservoir of the disease. Camels can be infected by dog or fox bites, but the chances of spread from camel to man appear to be small. Nevertheless, camel bites in endemic (prevalent in a population or geographical areas at all times) areas should be regarded potentially dangerous, especially if the animal is showing signs of unusual behaviour at the time of bite or does so within next 7 to 10 days (signs such as.
