Is It Possible to Vaccinate Young Canids against Rabies and to Protect Them?
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Control of the disease is generally achieved by vaccination. In countries where sylvatic rabies exists, oral vaccination campaigns conducted with safe and efficient baits make possible the eradication of the disease. In countries where canine rabies is endemic, WHO recommends mass parenteral vacci nation campaigns of dogs and promotes, for dogs impossible to reach, the use of oral immunisation (WHO, 1993). WHO has made recommendations on safety of anti-rabies oral vaccines. -
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