The
Three-Year (Triennial) Vaccination and Its Impact on Public Health
Dr. Kevin
Reily is quoted as saying, "It is clear from both controlled laboratory
challenged studies and more than 20 years of field experience with the triennial
(every three years vaccination) rabies programs, that the three year rabies
vaccines are extremely effective."
Reily,
a vet for (public health officer in charge of rabies control), the state of
California, where the risk of rabies is much higher having both bat and skunk
rabies and ten million dogs and cats at risk, has used the triennial vaccination
program in dogs and cats for the last 20 years. No currently vaccinated dogs
or cats have developed rabies during the two decades. In addition, that no
animal received just two rabies vaccines in its lifetime, regardless of current
rabies vaccine status, developed rabies in the state of California during
the last 20 years!"
Source:
"Denver's Rabies Laws - Take Another Look!", Professor
Dennis Macy, DVM, MS, Professor, Internal Medicine/Oncology (Colorado
State University, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical
Sciences), Head, Treatment Section of AVMA Feline Vaccine-Associated
Sarcoma Task Force.
"Even
Rabies vaccine is probably good for more than 3 years, since it is a viral
vaccine. The tests done by the vaccine manufacturers on the required 7 dogs
were carried out only at three years post-vaccine. If they had tested dogs
longer post-vaccine, rabies [vaccine] may be good for life."
--"Veterinarian Advice Line", Chistina Chambreau,
DVM
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