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  2. Rabies in animals - Wikipedia

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    Rabies has a long history of association with dogs. The first written record of rabies is in the Codex of Eshnunna (c. 1930 BC), which dictates that the owner of a dog showing symptoms of rabies should take preventive measure against bites. If a person was bitten by a rabid dog and later died, the owner was fined heavily.

  3. Prevalence of rabies - Wikipedia

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    The UK was declared rabies free in 1902 but there were further outbreaks after 1918 when servicemen returning from war smuggled rabid dogs back to Britain from France and Belgium. The disease was subsequently re-eradicated and Britain was declared rabies-free in 1922 after the introduction of compulsory quarantine for dogs. [92] [105]

  4. Rabies - Wikipedia

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    Canine-specific rabies has been eradicated in the United States, but rabies is common among wild animals, and an average of 100 dogs become infected from other wildlife each year. [ 113 ] [ 114 ] High public awareness of the virus, efforts at vaccination of domestic animals and curtailment of feral populations, and availability of postexposure ...

  5. Dogs entering US must be 6 months old and microchipped to ...

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    Now, about 1 million dogs enter the U.S. each year. Dogs were once common carriers of the rabies virus in the U.S. but the type that normally circulates in dogs was eliminated through vaccinations ...

  6. Animal vaccination - Wikipedia

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    Dog with rabies. A current and prominent example of a zoonotic disease is rabies. [19] It is spread from an animal to humans and other animals through saliva, bites and scratches. [19] Both domestic and wild animals can catch the rabies disease. Over 59,000 humans die of the disease each year, with 99% of cases occurring because of dog bites. [19]

  7. These pet vaccines are free from SPCA of Texas when you get ...

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    With every rabies vaccine purchase, the SPCA of Texas will offer DHPPV shots for dogs and FVRCP shots for cats free of charge in Dallas through the end of January.

  8. How to get your dog a low-cost vaccine or microchip ... - AOL

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    The vaccines included in the agency’s program are rabies, DHPP (distemper, hepatitis, parainfluenza, parvo) and Bortadella. Each vaccine costs $10. Owners can also get their dogs microchipped ...

  9. Vaccination of dogs - Wikipedia

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    Vaccination of dogs is the practice of animal vaccination applied to dogs. Programs in this field have contributed both to the health of dogs and to the public health . In countries where routine rabies vaccination of dogs is practiced, for example, rabies in humans is reduced to a very rare event.