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. 1982;5(1-3):185-6.
doi: 10.1016/0147-9571(82)90035-2.

A baiting system for the oral rabies vaccination of wild foxes and skunks

D H Johnston, D R Voigt

A baiting system for the oral rabies vaccination of wild foxes and skunks

D H Johnston et al. Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis. 1982.

Abstract

A bait delivery system has been developed for red foxes and skunks in Ontario, Canada. A biomarker (Tetracycline HCl) is incorporated into a meatball in a plastic bag. Deposits of tetracycline in teeth are detected microscopically with ultra-violet illumination of undecalcified sections. Baits were dropped from aircraft at the rate of 35 per km2 and accepted by 70% of foxes and 60% of skunks in the test area. Trials of various strains of inactivated vaccines are in progress.

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