The Economics of a Successful Raccoon Rabies Elimination Program on Long Island, New York.

• Main Authors: Julie L Elser (Author), Laura L Bigler (Author), Aaron M Anderson (Author), Joanne L Maki (Author), Donald H Lein (Author), Stephanie A Shwiff (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Raccoon rabies is endemic in the eastern U.S.; however, an epizootic had not been confirmed on Long Island, New York until 2004. An oral rabies vaccination (ORV) program was initiated soon after the first rabies-positive raccoon was discovered, and continued until raccoon rabies was eliminated from...