[Control of animal rabies by veterinary official and hunting measures (author's transl)].

The system of state control of rabies consists of clearing and eliminating the sources of infection, the simultaneous interruption of the chains of infection and preventing such chains developing. For this purpose different measures are instituted for rabies in domestic and wild animals. The weight of the attack lies in the control of rabies in the fox as the epidemiologically responsible carrier. Its reduction also corresponds to other gamekeeping requirements, the gassing of fox-earths being called upon when hunting measures fail. Vaccination of domestic animals, particularly the carnivores, presents an opportunity to break down epidemiological bridges for game and to reduce the danger to humans. Along with the improvement of vaccination of humans against rabies, this can contribute to a "dedramatisation" of rabies.