This has kept countries like U.K. free of rabies. In developing countries there is a need to eliminate stray dogs and cats, enforce vaccination, public education to get compliance. In this country fox rabies is enzootic in many areas. Skunk rabies is common in central N.A. also Raccoon rabies. Attempts being made to give foxes and other animals live attenuated virus in bait.
Vaccines are excellent.
Original Pasteur vaccine was made from infected brain material. Now use attenuated vaccines grown in human diploid fibroblasts. Or Vero cells. People working with animals should get prophylactic vaccine. Shared properties of hemagglutination and nueraminidase.