The Victorian War on Rabies

(historytoday.com)

11 points | by benbreen 5 days ago

2 comments

  • retrac 11 minutes ago

    We're in a prolonged guerilla conflict in Canada. We are winning but the end is not in sight yet.

    In Ontario every year the Ministry of Forestry distributes several million doses of rabies vaccine for wildlife. The goal is to immunize the majority of skunks, foxes, raccoons and the like, particularly in populated areas.

    They air drop edible pellets with the live rabies vaccine; they are labeled "do not touch do not eat" because it can vaccinate most susceptible mammals, including humans.

    • never_inline 8 minutes ago

      Maybe I am stupid to have to ask this, but what's the problem if a human gets vaccinated by accident?

    • datakan 1 hour ago

      Strange article. So much focus on dogs with only one mention of bats who are the primary carrier and spreader of rabies.

      • Hikikomori 1 hour ago

        The first recorded rabies from a bat was in 2002 so not that surprising that it wasn't a focus on victorian England.

        • nephihaha 33 minutes ago

          Dogs were seen as the main vector right into the 1980s. Rightly so. A dog is more likely to attack you than a bat.

          • datakan 11 minutes ago

            But dogs typically get it from the bat. I don't understand the logic