Rabies vaccination program for skunks, raccoons in effort to stop spread to Montreal
Wildlife officials aim to immunize 800 to 1,000 animals as cases rise across Montérégie and surveillance expands to 21 municipalities.
- On Monday, the Quebec Environment Ministry launched a rabies vaccination campaign in the Montérégie region, deploying 25 teams to 32 municipalities to prevent disease spread toward Montreal.
- Since March, 65 cases have been detected in areas from Saint-Armand north to Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, prompting officials to add 21 municipalities to the enhanced surveillance zone this year.
- Biologist Marianne Gagné, leading the program, noted the 15-day 'catch and release' operation covers 750 square kilometres, with teams aiming to immunize between 800 and 1,000 animals.
- The Environment Ministry prohibited transporting wild animals and advised residents to wash bite wounds with soap and water for 10 to 15 minutes, then call 811 for medical attention.
- While the St. Lawrence River acts as a natural barrier, officials aim to create a vaccination shield to protect Montreal Island, where rabies poses a serious threat to human health.
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Rabies vaccination program for skunks, raccoons in effort to stop spread to Montreal
MONTREAL - Quebec wildlife officials are trying to prevent the spread of rabies to Montreal with a vaccination campaign for raccoons and skunks.
Quebec launches wildlife vaccination campaign amid growing raccoon rabies outbreak
A raccoon rabies epidemic in the greater Montreal region is causing the province to launch a vaccination campaign in 32 municipalities in the Montérégie. That includes Brossard, Longueuil and Boucherville, where 25 teams of wildlife professionals will capture raccoons and skunks, inject them with the rabies vaccine and release them. Since the beginning of the […]
Québec City deploys a capture and vaccination operation in several municipalities and the whole begins on Tuesday, June 9th. [...] Read more Quebec City accentuates the fight against raccoon rabies in the agglomeration appeared first on FM 103.3.
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