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Hi Gayle, Yes there is a vaccination for people , and those in high risk
occupations often get it ( veterinarians, wildlife officials, etc). Its
quite expensive, and I have my titre checked every year to see if I am still
protected. I dont know the entire story on the rabies situation with that
dog, and wouldnt be able to comment on it unless it was released to the
general public. I m thinking maybe it was euthanized so as to not take any
chances, I dont know its vaccination status. Animals who are unvaccinated or
even vaccinated that come in contact with a suspect rabies case are often
either euthanized...or at least put in a strict 6 month quarantine. Rabies
can often show up a few days after exposure, but has also been known to take
up to 6 months to show. Each case....suspect or confirmed rabies
contact...vaccinated or unvaccinated pet...are dealt with on a case by case
with involvement from both public health and CFIA, and decisions are made
based on the individual circumstances.
I worked in Ont for a while where rabies is more of a concern...this was
quite a while ago but when I was there...vaccinated animals who came in
contact with rabid animals were quarantined to be sure...unless the
owner/officials opted for euth. THe vaccine is very effective but quarantine
is still used to be sure, no vaccine is 100 % effective
Helene
-----Original Message-----
From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]On
Behalf Of Gayle MacLean
Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 9:56 AM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: RE: [NatureNS] re rabid fox at Mulgrave, Herald, Dec. 19, 2007
Hi Helene,
OK, have to admit, (unless I misunderstand), that there is a vaccine for
humans against Rabies?
As a dog & cat owner, of course, I am aware of the 3 year vaccine against
this fatal disease.
Am curious, though, and am making this assumption only, that the dog that
fought with the fox, was euthanized because it probably was not up to date
(or maybe had never been inoculated, at all) with its core vaccines?
Otherwise, would euthanasia be advised to owners of healthy pets with
up-to-date vaccines, that came in contact with a rabid animal?
Thank you.
Gayle MacLean
Dartmouth
Helene Van Doninck <hvandoninck@eastlink.ca> wrote:
Hi all, just heard about this myself yesterday and from what I have
heard it
was a bat strain. Still scary nonetheless. It's something we always have
to
consider in any neurological animal, but rabies is usually low down on
the
list of ruleouts. Guess it will have to move up now. Time to check and
see
if my personal rabies innoculations are protective.
Helene
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From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca
[mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]On Behalf Of Jim Wolford
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 7:09 PM
To: NatureNS
Subject: [NatureNS] re rabid fox at Mulgrave, Herald, Dec. 19, 2007
Check out that Herald article from today. Rabies remains extremely rare
in
Nova Scotia, and speculation has it that this was the strain from bats,
to
the fox, although this remains to be proven, I guess. I wonder if Andrew
Hebda or Helene can find out more about this case?
Cheers from Jim
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From: Heather Drope
Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 12:49:23 -0400
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: [NatureNS] rabid fox
A friend of mine was listening to French CBC and said that
down in Mulgrave there was a confirmed report of a rabid
fox. Seems , as told to me, the fox attacked a family dog.
The family came out and ultimately the fox ended up dead
and sent away for checking. Has anyone else heard this
story.
If it is true, this can be huge concern for us who love the
northern end of the province.
Heather D.
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Gayle, Yes there is a vaccination for people , and those in high risk
occupations often get it ( veterinarians, wildlife officials, etc). Its quite
expensive, and I have my titre checked every year to see if I am still
protected. I dont know the entire story on the rabies situation with that dog,
and wouldnt be able to comment on it unless it was released to the general
public. I m thinking maybe it was euthanized so as to not take any chances,
I dont know its vaccination status. Animals who are unvaccinated or
even vaccinated that come in contact with a suspect
rabies case are often either euthanized...or at least put in a
strict 6 month quarantine. Rabies can often show up a few
days after exposure, but has also been known to take up to 6
months to show. Each case....suspect or confirmed rabies contact...vaccinated or
unvaccinated pet...are dealt with on a case by case with involvement from both
public health and CFIA, and decisions are made based on the individual
circumstances.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=706281316-20122007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I
worked in Ont for a while where rabies is more of a concern...this was quite a
while ago but when I was there...vaccinated animals who came in contact with
rabid animals were quarantined to be sure...unless the owner/officials opted for
euth. THe vaccine is very effective but quarantine is still used to be sure, no
vaccine is 100 % effective</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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