Airlifting vaccines to eliminate rabies in dogs in Texas – two scientists explain the decades-long research behind its success

Rabies is a fatal disease. Without vaccination, rabies infection is nearly 100% fatal once a person develops symptoms. Since 1988, Texas has experienced two animal rabies epidemics: one involving coyotes and dogs in south Texas, and the other involving gray foxes in west central Texas. These outbreaks, which affected 74 counties, resulted in thousands of … Read more