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Prevention of the spread of rabies to wildlife by oral vaccination of raccoons in Massachusetts

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1998

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Alison H. Robbins, Michael D. Borden, Bryan Windmiller, Michael Niezgoda, Leonard C. Marcus, Sean M. O’Brien, Silvia Kreindel, Michael W. McGuill, Alfred DeMaria, Charles E. Rupprecht,

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Abstract

In this suburban study area, an approximate vaccination rate of 63% was sufficient to halt the spread of rabies in free-ranging raccoons. Compared with uniform bait distribution, targeting raccoon habitats increased vaccination rates.