Oral rabies vaccination (ORV) has been in use in the United States since 1990, in Canada since 1985 and in Europe since 1980. Currently there are 16 states distributing oral vaccines for raccoons in the U.S., while Texas distributes baits for gray fox and coyote.
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In 2015, Merial celebrated the 25-year anniversary of its first outdoor field trial on Parramore Island, Va., of RABORAL V-RG®, Merial's first wildlife rabies vaccine and still the only oral. Company: Merial Rabies Vaccine. The rabies vaccine is a vaccine used to prevent rabies.There are a number of rabies vaccines available that are both safe and effective. The National Rabies Management Program was established in recognition of the changing scope of rabies. 'RabAvert - Rabies Vaccine'.
The ORV baits currently being used in the United States are developed and manufactured by Merial, Inc. and consist of a sachet, or plastic packet containing the Raboral V-RG® rabies vaccine. To make the baits attractive, the sachets containing vaccine are sprinkled with fishmeal coating or encased inside hard fishmeal polymer baits about the size of a matchbox.
When an animal finds a bait and bites into it, the sachet ruptures, allowing the animal to swallow the vaccine. Animals that swallow an adequate dose of the vaccine, develop immunity to rabies. As the number of vaccinated animals in the population increases, they act as a buffer to stop the spread of the disease to other wildlife, domestic animals, and people.
The ORV baits are distributed by air and ground personnel. Fixed-wing aircraft are the most effective means for distributing large numbers of the ORV baits. Hand-baiting is important for reaching urban areas where there may be safety risks associated with distributing baits by air and to reduce the possibility of people and domestic animals coming into contact with the baits.
Coated Sachet Baits | Fishmeal Polymer Baits |
Designed for cats and kittens — without the use of adjuvants.
An adjuvant is a substance that is added to a vaccine to enhance the body's immune response to the vaccine. Adjuvants have been associated with injection site reaction, injection site granuloma, and chronic inflammation in cats.6,7
Merial Rabies Vaccine Ingredients
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- PUREVAX Recombinant FeLV — canarypox-vectored recombinant vaccine is recommended for the vaccination of healthy cats 8 weeks of age and older as an aid in the prevention of disease due to feline leukemia virus.8
- PUREVAX Feline Rabies (rRabies) 1-year Rabies — canarypox-vectored recombinant vaccine, 1-year duration of immunity, is recommended for the vaccination of healthy cats 12 weeks of age and older for prevention of disease due to rabies virus. 9
- PUREVAX Feline Rabies 3YR (rRabies) 3-year Rabies — canarypox-vectored recombinant vaccine, 3-year duration of immunity, is recommended for the vaccination of healthy cats 12 weeks of age and older for prevention of disease due to rabies virus.10
- PUREVAX FELINE RESPIRATORY 2 [Feline Rhinotracheitis-Calici Vaccine (MLV)] is recommended for the vaccination of healthy cats 6 weeks of age and older for prevention of disease due to feline rhinotracheitis and calici viruses.11
- PUREVAX FELINE RESPIRATORY 3 [Feline Rhinotracheitis-Calicivirus (MLV) and Chlamydia psittaci (attenuated)] is recommended for the vaccination of healthy cats 6 weeks of age and older for prevention of disease due to feline rhinotracheitis, calicivirus, and as an aid in the reduction of disease due to Chlamydia psittaci.12
- PUREVAX FELINE 3 [Feline Rhinotracheitis-Calici-Panleukopenia Vaccine (MLV)] is recommended for the vaccination of healthy cats 6 weeks of age and older for prevention of disease due to feline rhinotracheitis, calici, and panleukopenia viruses.13
- PUREVAX FELINE 3 + RABIES [Feline Rhinotracheitis-Calici-Panleukopenia (MLV) and Rabies (Canarypox Vector)] is recommended for the vaccination of healthy cats 8 weeks of age or older for prevention of disease due to feline rhinotracheitis, calici, panleukopenia, and rabies viruses.14
- PUREVAX FELINE 4 [Feline Rhinotracheitis-Calici-Panleukopenia (MLV) + Chlamydia psittaci (Attenuated)] is recommended for the vaccination of healthy cats 6 weeks of age and older for prevention of disease due to feline rhinotracheitis, calici, and panleukopenia viruses and as an aid in the reduction of disease due to Chlamydia psittaci.15
- PUREVAX FELINE 4 + RABIES [Feline Rhinotracheitis-Calici-Panleukopenia (MLV) + Chlamydia psittaci (Attenuated) + Rabies (Canarypox Vector)] is recommended for the vaccination of healthy cats 8 weeks of age and older for prevention of disease due to feline rhinotracheitis, calici, panleukopenia, and rabies viruses and as an aid in the reduction of disease due to Chlamydia psittaci.16, 18
Kittens are not considered vaccinated against rabies until he/she receives a rabies vaccine when he/she is older than 12 weeks of age
Merial Rabies Vaccine Lot Numbers
Vaccines | Desiccants | Diluent |
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PUREVAX® Recombinant FeLV 25 x 1 dose/1mL dose | Feline Leukemia — canarypox-vectored recombinant | Sterile Water |
PUREVAX Feline Rabies (rRabies)1-year 25 x 1 dose/1mL dose | Rabies — canarypox-vectored recombinant, 1-year duration of immunity | Sterile Water |
PUREVAX Feline Rabies 3YR (rRabies) 3-year 10 x 1 dose/1mL dose 25 x 1 dose/1mL dose | Rabies — canarypox-vectored recombinant, 3-year duration of immunity | Sterile Water |
PUREVAX Feline Respiratory 2 (RC) 25 x 1 dose/1mL dose | Rhinotracheitis — MLV Calicivirus — MLV | Sterile Water |
PUREVAX Feline Respiratory 3 (RCC) 25 x 1 dose/1mL dose | Rhinotracheitis — MLV Calicivirus — MLV Chlamydophila — ML | Sterile Water |
PUREVAX Feline 3 (RCP) 25 x 1 dose/1mL dose | Rhinotracheitis — MLV Calicivirus — MLV Panleukopenia — MLV | Sterile Water |
PUREVAX Feline 4 (RCCP) 25 x 1 dose/1mL dose | Rhinotracheitis — MLV Calicivirus — MLV Chlamydophila — ML Panleukopenia — MLV | Sterile Water |
PUREVAX Feline 3/Rabies (RCP + rRabies) 25 x 1 dose/1mL dose | Rhinotracheitis — MLV Calicivirus — MLV Panleukopenia — MLV Rabies — canarypox-vectored recombinant, 1-year duration of immunity | Sterile Water |
PUREVAX Feline 4/Rabies (RCCP + rRabies) 25 x 1 dose/1mL dose | Rhinotracheitis — MLV Calicivirus — MLV Chlamydophila — ML Panleukopenia — MLV Rabies — canarypox-vectored recombinant, 1-year duration of immunity | Sterile Water |