The Victorian War on Rabies

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retrac today at 5:42 PM
We're in a prolonged guerilla conflict in Canada. We are winning but the end is not in sight yet.

In Ontario every year the Ministry of Forestry distributes several million doses of rabies vaccine for wildlife. The goal is to immunize the majority of skunks, foxes, raccoons and the like, particularly in populated areas.

They air drop edible pellets with the live rabies vaccine; they are labeled "do not touch do not eat" because it can vaccinate most susceptible mammals, including humans.

datakan today at 4:34 PM
Strange article. So much focus on dogs with only one mention of bats who are the primary carrier and spreader of rabies.