RESUMEN
Following a sustained spill-over event from dogs to foxes, fox rabies spread rapidly in the Aegean region, Turkey. In order to control the outbreak a program of oral vaccination of foxes against rabies was introduced. In the selected vaccination area three annual campaigns between 2008 and 2010 were undertaken during the winter months whereby the vaccine baits were distributed exclusively by plane using a density of 18 baits per km2. Subsequently, fox rabies cases were reported only from locations bordering the non-vaccinated areas. Hence, it was shown that fox rabies control by means of oral rabies vaccination is feasible in Turkey. However, for the progress towards the elimination of fox-mediated rabies in Turkey to be maintained, it is necessary that political and financial support is secured to extend oral vaccination where infected foxes remain.
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Zorros , Vacunas Antirrábicas/administración & dosificación , Rabia/prevención & control , Vacunación/métodos , Administración Oral , Aeronaves , Animales , Animales Salvajes , Incidencia , Rabia/epidemiología , Vacunas Antirrábicas/economía , Estaciones del Año , Turquía , Vacunación/economía , Vacunación/estadística & datos numéricosRESUMEN
At the end of the 1990s in the Aegean region of Turkey, rabies rapidly spread among foxes. This spread likely resulted from spillover infection from dogs and led to increased rabies cases among cattle. To control this outbreak, oral rabies vaccination of foxes has been used.