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health16 days ago•3 min saved

Cape Cod Goes Aerial to Vaccinate Wildlife Against Rabies

The USDA’s APHIS is dropping oral rabies vaccine baits from helicopters across New England to curb raccoon rabies, with Cape Cod distribution planned mid-September to mid-October. The bait is packaged in two-inch plastic sachets with a fishmeal attractant and is safe for most animals; humans should wash the contact area with soap and water if they touch the bait. In addition to Cape Cod, similar efforts are underway in Barre, Vermont and Houlton, Maine using aircraft and vehicles to distribute hundreds of thousands of baits.

via Boston.com|

#aphis #cape-cod #health

wildlife-conservation2 years ago•7 min saved

"Omaha Takes Action: Preventing Wildlife Rabies with Oral Vaccine Distribution"

Wildlife and health officials in Omaha are distributing 18,000 sachets of oral rabies vaccine to raccoons in an effort to create herd immunity and prevent the spread of a raccoon variant of rabies. The vaccine packets, coated with a pungent fishmeal, are designed to attract raccoons. The distribution area covers a 62-square-mile radius centered on where a stray kitten was found with the raccoon variant of rabies. The ongoing initiative also involves trapping, vaccinating, and releasing raccoons. The goal is to vaccinate about 1,000 animals. The raccoon rabies variant has not been detected in the 130 deceased animals tested so far.

via Omaha World-Herald|

#omaha #oral-rabies-vaccine #public-health