Brochier B, Pastoret P P
Department of Virology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liege, Belgium.
Onderstepoort J Vet Res. 1993 Dec;60(4):469-75.
Oral immunization of foxes against rabies, by distributing vaccine-baits in the field, has been in progress since 1993 in the whole of the infected area of Belgium (10,000 km2). A vaccinia-rabies recombinant virus (VR-G) was used as vaccine because of its efficacy, safety and heat-stability. The successive campaigns of fox vaccination have induced a drastic decrease in rabies incidence and in 1993 there were no cases of rabies detected in the fox population. A marked decrease of human post-exposure treatments and the elimination of the disease in domestic animals have been the consequence of fox rabies control.
自1993年起，比利时整个狂犬病感染地区（10000平方公里）一直在通过在野外投放疫苗诱饵对狐狸进行口服狂犬病免疫。由于其有效性、安全性和热稳定性，一种痘苗-狂犬病重组病毒（VR-G）被用作疫苗。连续的狐狸疫苗接种活动使狂犬病发病率大幅下降，1993年狐狸种群中未检测到狂犬病病例。狐狸狂犬病得到控制的结果是，人类暴露后治疗显著减少，家畜中的疾病被根除。
