Elimination of Arctic Variant Rabies in Red Foxes, Metropolitan Toronto

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• Language: English
• Subjects: Arctic; Canada; Evelyn
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To control the Arctic variant of rabies virus in red foxes, 332,257 bait doses containing live, attenuated Evelyn-Rokitnicki-Abelseth rabies vaccine were distributed in greater metropolitan Toronto during 1989–1999. Human and pet contact with bait was minimal, and no adverse reactions to the vaccine...