Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1923-05-03
State Department Of Agriculture
Bureau Of Animal Industry
Rabies

Rabies
Calling attention to the prevalence
OF this disease, it's importance az q
menace to public health and loss in
livestock, why it should be controlled
and methods recommended for its
prevention and control.
Rabies Is a fatal, acute, infectious
disease of all warm-blooded animals
transmitted, usually. to other animals
and to the human through tho bite or
scratch Of an infected dogs or cats
teeth; the virus, being in the salava,
/ is introduced At the time OF tho
( scratch or bite.
f, The incubation of the human OF
other animals Is not always through
/ the bite of a rabid dog or cat, yet
it Is the usual manner OF transmits
sion. The mere licking OF cut or
scratch, by an infected animal, haa
been known to transmit the Infection
In Idaho, as we'll as in all western
states. wild animals frequently IN
feet our domestic animals on the open
| ranges, and those of the settlements
bordering thereon. Rabid coyotes
especially are known to have caused
enormous damage to livestock and
/ loss OF human life.
1t is true that man and dog are
more closely associated In domestic
life than any other combination OF
man and least, and it Is deplorabIe
, that both are subjects OF this dreaded
disease.
Due to the fact that the virus Of
this disease is transmitted usually
from one dog to another and from
dogs and cats to the human family,
and that, usually, every case OF Ra-
bies is traced to the bite Of rabid
dog, 1t is tore-gone conclusion tina,
our attention should be directed to-
ward preventing Rabies In the dog.
as the only practical means OF pro-
tecting the human family from loss
Of life and property and Graduating
this disease.
In view OF these facts, It ia within
the bounds OF reason, then, to assume
that OF Rabies could be eradicated
in the canine and feline family, the
human and other domestic animals
would not be so directly subjected
to incubation, which Is the prime
factor to be considered in the pro-
lection of human life.
Outbreaks OF Rabies occur IN near.
ly every part of the civilized world,
except possibly in Australia, where.
it is said, strict quarantine regula-
tions rigidly enforced have kept tho
country free form this disease.
On account of the uncertain period
of incubation of Rabies, unless quar-
antine is continuously kept In force
and dogs restrained or vaccinated,
sporadic cases develop and propa-
cation of the disease goes an,
Sporadic out breaks often occur.
due to the peculiararity and nature OF
this disease in dogs. which causes
them To run listlesaly and wild, for
long distances, attacking other anf-
mails as they go. spreading the disease
to remote parts of the country and
unless the outbreak is controlled i'm
melately, it becomes epidemic.
From the fact that in nearly all
outbreak, one or more persons and
probably many animals are subjected
to inocculation by abite from q rabid
dog, it makes the subject OF Rabies
eradication and prevention one Of the
most important for consideration.
The Dog the Prime Factor In
Rabies Control
Fully realizing the fact that the
dog is the prime factor In transmit
ting and disseminating Rabies. the
attention of Livestock Sanitary Off
Gals is directed to this factor fol
complete control and eradication of
this disease.
Methods Of Control and Prevention
1t has been determined that Rabies |
can be most successfully prevented
by an immuniziny vaccine. THIS has
been proven by the application OF ea.
perimental vaccination.
Investigators have developed a ono
dose vaccine for dogs which 10 an
effective and practical immunixins
agent that will protect them for al ,
least one year, and can he procured
from Biological Companies at q price
that is not prohihitivs. Many authorl
ties consider the immunity, thus bro
duced, will last for . longer period,
and are further experimenting to de-
termine the actual period Of immune.
ty thus established
Japanese authorities claim this
form OF vaccination will prevent the
disease for period OF two Year,, bas-
ing their claim on an experiment ear.
ried out in two Provinces where
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