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Terrestrial Rabies Surveillance on Cape Cod: A Community-Based Multi-Agency Strategy to Provide Critical Information for Rabies Control

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Title Proper

Terrestrial Rabies Surveillance on Cape Cod: A Community-Based Multi-Agency Strategy to Provide Critical Information for Rabies Control

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Bjorklund, Brian M.; Algeo, Timothy P.; Chandler, Monte D.; Wilda, Donald J.; Slate, Dennis

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Knowledge of the rate and extent of spread of epizootic diseases is critical to facilitate effective management. Terrestrial rabies was first detected in spring 2004 on Cape Cod Massachusetts, compromising a long-standing ORV zone established from the west side of the Cape Cod Canal to serve as a barrier to raccoon rabies spread onto the Cape. In March 2004, USDA Wildlife Services and local and state cooperators implemented a surveillance program to track the spread of rabies on Cape Cod for planning contingency action strategies aimed at containment and elimination. During 13 months of enhanced rabies surveillance, 198 (167 raccoons and 29 skunks) out of 942 specimens tested positive for rabies. We discuss management implications of these results to the Cape Cod Oral Rabies Vaccination program and to other integrated rabies control programs.

Date of Publication

2006

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Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference

Volume Number

22

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Bjorklund, Brian M.; Algeo, Timothy P.; Chandler, Monte D.; Wilda, Donald J.; Slate, Dennis

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