Rabies Eradication in Belgium by Fox Vaccination Using Vaccinia-Rabies Recombinant Virus
peer reviewed ; Oral immunization of foxes against rabies, by distributing vaccine-baits in the field, has been in progress since 1993 in the whole of the infected area of Belgium (10,000 km2). A vaccinia-rabies recombinant virus (VR-G) was used as vaccine because of its efficacy, safety and heat-stability. The successive campaigns of fox vaccination have induced a drastic decrease in rabies incidence and in 1993 there were no cases of rabies detected in the fox population. A marked decrease of human post-exposure treatments and the elimination of the disease in domestic animals have been the... Mehr ...
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| Dokumenttyp: | journal article |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 1993 |
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Agricultural Research Council
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| Schlagwörter: | Synthetic/administration & dosage / veterinary MH - Vaccines / Vaccination methods / Rabies Vaccines/administration & dosage MH / Administration / Oral MH - Animals MH - Belgium MH - Foxes/*virology MH - Rabies/prevention & control/*veterinary MH / Life sciences / Veterinary medicine & animal health / Sciences du vivant / Médecine vétérinaire & santé animale |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26584967 |
| Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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| Link(s) : | https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/239382 |
peer reviewed ; Oral immunization of foxes against rabies, by distributing vaccine-baits in the field, has been in progress since 1993 in the whole of the infected area of Belgium (10,000 km2). A vaccinia-rabies recombinant virus (VR-G) was used as vaccine because of its efficacy, safety and heat-stability. The successive campaigns of fox vaccination have induced a drastic decrease in rabies incidence and in 1993 there were no cases of rabies detected in the fox population. A marked decrease of human post-exposure treatments and the elimination of the disease in domestic animals have been the consequence of fox rabies control.