In order to prevent raccoons from spreading rabies, the USDA is dropping 4 million packets of oral rabies vaccines from helicopters, planes, and vehicles in 13 states, stretching from Alabama to Maine.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is dropping nearly 4 million packets of oral rabies vaccines from helicopters, planes, and vehicles in 13 states, stretching from Alabama to Maine.
Raccoons are the main rabies reservoir in 18 states – meaning the disease naturally lives and reproduces among these mammals – along and near the East Coast, and skunks are the main reservoir in 21 other states. In addition, bats made up 31% of the nearly 4,500 animals found with rabies in 2020, the AP reported.campaign started in August in parts of northern Maine, western Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and southwestern Virginia.
Last year, five people in the U.S. died from rabies, which was the largest number since 2011, according. Four of the deaths stemmed from contact with bats, and one person was bitten by a dog while traveling in the Philippines before returning to the U.S. Some of the people who had contact with bats didn't realize they had been bitten and infected, and others refused vaccines.
Most U.S. infections in recent years have been traced to bat encounters, typically related to catching bats in or around homes. Bat bites don't always cause a visible mark, the CDC said, and bats can still spread rabies through infected saliva. Any direct contact with a bat should be checked out by a doctor, particularly if someone picks up a bat with bare hands.
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