From:
"Sukie Crandall"
Date: 2007-03-05 21:39:08 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: rabies vaccines
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
I want to thank you so very much for drawing attention to this tech website. For some
reason I had not realized before how many errors are there in the rabies section. Not only
is it wrong about that second vaccine but it says:
>through the CDC, currently recommends that vaccinated ferrets that bite a human should
>be euthanatized for rabies examination. The 10-day postbite quarantine is not known to
>be adequate for ferrets, and cannot be used as a standard until enough clinical data is
>collected from vaccinated ferrets.
but that was no longer the case as of late 1997 which is FIVE YEARS BEFORE this site was
written!
When I get time I will have to read the site more carefully to see if anything else leaps out
at me. Right now I only have skimming time for such things. Sorry, but life is very busy.
I think this site is in my links list but if so then the next time I update I am going to
remove it unless it winds up corrected! There was no excuse for them to not base this
section on the CDC work, CDC info that would have been current at the time it was
written, and the compendium. It's supposed to be a professional site. The rest of us rely
on professional sites.
Oh, well, anyone can goof (I sure have enough in my life.), so when I get a bit of free time I
will see if the whoever currently has this site can be reached and will accept CDC info and
NASPHV info and change it for the better. Each site so changed helps ferrets, and asking
politely while providing references tends to work best in that regard. If others want to
gently and politely try that approach, please, feel free and I wish you great success!
Thanks again, Linda! It is good to find sites with errors so that they can be corrected for
the better and thus help ferrets.
--- In ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com, Linda Lowder <stmark10_14@...> wrote:
>
> http://www.radil.missouri.edu/info/dora/FERRPAGE/viral.htm
>
> V. Rabies
> "Ferrets are susceptible to rabies virus, but the latency or duration of spontaneous
infection is unknown. Rabies has been diagnosed in 6 ferrets since 1980, and in one case
the ferret might have been vaccinated with a modified live rabies vaccine. Another case of
ferret rabies was diagnosed in a ferret with no history of vaccination or exposure to a wild
carnivore. There are now several USDA-approved killed vaccine products for use in
ferrets: Imrab3, Rhone Merieux, Inc. and Prorab 1, Intervet. The dose and schedule for
ferret vaccination is the same as that for cats, and the vaccine is effective in protecting
ferrets from live virus challenge. However, the Public Health Service, through the CDC,
currently recommends that vaccinated ferrets that bite a human should be euthanatized
for rabies examination. The 10-day postbite quarantine is not known to be adequate for
ferrets, and cannot be used as a standard until enough clinical data is collected from
vaccinated
> ferrets. When faced with such a bite case, it may be best to contact the state public
health official for the latest recommendations. Decreasing the risk of exposure to wild
carnivores markedly decreases the chance of ferrets contracting the disease. There are
other conditions that can cause central nervous system diseases in ferrets, particularly
canine distemper virus infection. If there is any doubt as to the progression of a CNS
disorder in a ferret, the affected ferret should be isolated and or euthanatized so the brain
can be submitted for laboratory examination of rabies virus infection.
> Public Health Significance: The concern of humans contracting rabies from
unvaccinated pet ferrets is one of the major issues that precipitated the passage of laws
and ordinances preventing private ownership of ferrets in many cities and states."
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