Journal of Wildlife Diseases 1989-01-01

Acceptance of simulated oral rabies vaccine baits by urban raccoons.

J Hadidian, S R Jenkins, D H Johnston, P J Savarie, V F Nettles, D Manski, G M Baer

Index: J. Wildl. Dis. 25(1) , 1-9, (1989)

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Abstract

In summer 1986, a study was conducted to evaluate raccoon (Procyon lotor) acceptance of oral baits that could be used for rabies vaccination. One thousand wax-coated sponge bait cubes were filled with 5 mg of a seromarker (iophenoxic acid), placed in polyethylene bags, and hand-distributed in an 80 ha area within an urban National Park in Washington, D. C. (USA). After 3 wk, target and nontarget animals were trapped and blood samples collected to evaluate bait uptake. Thirty-three of 52 (63%) raccoons had elevated blood iodine levels indicating they had eaten at least one bait, 13 (25%) were negative, and six (12%) had marginal values. These results indicate that sponge baits hand-placed at a density of 12.4/ha can reach a significant proportion of an urban raccoon population. Implications for oral rabies vaccination of raccoons are discussed.

Related Compounds

  • Iophenoxic acid

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