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Airdropping vaccines to eliminate canine rabies in Texas – two scientists explain the decades of research behind its success

  • Written by Rodney E. Rohde, Regents' Professor & Chair, Medical Laboratory Science, Texas State University
Airdropping vaccines to eliminate canine rabies in Texas – two scientists explain the decades of research behind its successRabies is a fatal disease for both animals and people.CDC/Barbara Andrews

Rabies is a deadly disease. Without vaccination, a rabies infection is nearly 100% fatal once someone develops symptoms. Texas has experienced two rabies epidemics in animals since 1988: one involving coyotes and dogs in south Texas, and the other involving gray foxes in west...

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