Brochier, B.Pastoret, P.P.Rabies in Southern and Eastern Africa. Workshop. (1993, Pretoria, South Africa)Verwoerd, Daniel Wynand2014-08-152014-08-1520131993Brochier, B & Pastoret, PP 1993, ' Rabies eradication in Belgium by fox vaccination using vaccinia-rabies recombinant virus’, Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 60, no. 4, pp. 469-475.0330-2465http://hdl.handle.net/2263/41331The articles have been scanned in colour with a HP Scanjet 5590; 600dpi. Adobe Acrobat XI Pro was used to OCR the text and also for the merging and conversion to the final presentation PDF-format.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.en© ARC-Onderstepoort (original). © University of Pretoria. Dept of Library Services (digital).Veterinary medicineRabies in southern and eastern Africa. Proceedings of a workshop held at the Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort, South Africa, 3-5 May 1993Veterinary medicine -- South AfricaRabies in animalsArticle