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Low cost clinic joins list of providers  -  20 Feb 2008
Indianapolis Star,..."They are going to be offering the rabies vaccine like the other participating vets so I think that will make their offer much more competitive.

Man sues after vaccine paralyzes him  -  20 Feb 2008
Thanh Nien Daily,2, saying a rabies vaccine manufactured by the firm paralyzed him. On August 2 last year, Chi received his first Rabivax II shot at the center after being

Health Unit wants local rabies clinics  -  Feb 16, 2008
Bayshore Broadcasting News Centre,Medical Officer of Health Dr. Hazel Lynn says we need more access to the rabies vaccine for farmers and low income families.

Potential Malaria vaccine gives hope in trial  -  Jan 23, 2008
AFPVolunteers received three injections, spaced one month apart, of the vaccine or a licensed rabies vaccine, as a control. At the start of the study,

Early Promising Results In Malaria Vaccine Trial  -  Jan 22, 2008
Science Daily (press release)A total of 60 participants were assigned at random to receive either a full or half-dose of the candidate malaria vaccine or a licensed rabies vaccine,

Keep your pets healthy, happy  -  Feb 15, 2008
Daily Cardinal,Rabies vaccine can only be given by a licensed veterinarian, but the other vaccinations are available over the counter. However, that doesn’t mean you

Rabies vaccine bait distribution starts Tuesday  -  Jan 28, 2008
Tampa Bay's 10,Hillsborough County, Florida - Starting Tuesday, authorities will again distribute the Oral Rabies Vaccine (ORV) to create a rabies-free zone through

Crucell Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2007 Results  -  Feb 12, 2008
FOXBusinessC6(R) technology, is well tolerated, provides the expected neutralizing activity and can be administered in combination with a rabies vaccine.

Bats the primary carrier of rabies  -  Jan 27, 2008
London Free Press,Health units in Toronto, Perth and Grey-Bruce recommend people who may have handled the pups or other dogs at the Chesley broker get the rabies vaccine.

Spay/neuter clinic for cats is March 3  -  Feb 19, 2008
Greenfield Daily Reporter,The cost is $50 per cat ($40 if paid online in advance) and includes the spay/neuter surgery, a rabies vaccine, and a 4-way vaccine (Rhino, Calici, Panleuk,

Owning ferrets like having permanent kittens  -  Feb 5, 2008
Kansas City Star,There are only two vaccines that have been tested and approved for ferrets: Merial’s Purevax ferret distemper vaccine and the Imrad 3 rabies vaccine.

Animal Services will spread rabies vaccine  -  Jan 26, 2008
St. Petersburg Times,By Times Staff Writer In its continuing effort to fight the spread of rabies, Pinellas County Animal Services will conduct its annual wildlife rabies

1. Q: How do people get rabies?  -  Feb 8, 2008
TamilStar.com,In the United States, postexposure prophylaxis consists of a regimen of one dose of immune globulin and five doses of rabies vaccine over a 28-day period.

Woman denied vaccine  -  Jan 27, 2008
Toronto Sun,..."Petting or holding an animal or being licked on intact skin is not a situation where you would give rabies vaccine," Shapiro said. "If it's on the face,

CRI Kasauli not a lost cause  -  Feb 9, 2008
HimVani,If CRI was allowed to come up with this vaccine, the price of anti-rabies vaccine in the market would have come down drastically.

Vets groups duke it out on who's more humane  -  Jan 29, 2008
Newsday,...which she helped found, is testing the duration of immunity of the rabies vaccine to see if it extends as far as five to seven years.

Bats in top five of rabies-related incidents in state  -  Feb 10, 2008
Uniontown Herald Standard,Rabies vaccine is highly effective in preventing the disease after an exposure, if given before any symptoms develop, according to the health department.

State Required Vaccinations Offer Security  -  Feb 15, 2008
Fort Smith Times Record,Today’s rabies vaccine has only five to seven shots in the arm spread out over several days. If a person starts the shots in time, usually within seven to

Rabies vaccination. Is the Dominican taxpayer being bit again?  -  Jan 28, 2008
Dominican Today,...or this same number of patients has received prophylaxis (Post-exposure Rabies Vaccine) without any complications or sequellae, which is unheard of.

Dog menace on the rise  -  Feb 13, 2008
Times of India,..."Haffkine’s bio pharmaceuticals was the chief supplier of anti-rabies vaccine to Maharashtra state hospitals. Haffkin stopped its production of vaccines,

Mali: Malaria Vaccine Enters Second Stage  -  Jan 31, 2008
AllAfrica.com,...dose of the malaria vaccine or a control rabies vaccine, to distinguish between natural, background immunity and that which is induced by the vaccine.

FDA warns Novartis over vaccine sterility  -  Jan 29, 2008
Reuters...which makes a rabies vaccine, and diphtheria and tetanus concentrates, according to January 24 letter posted on the FDA's Web site on Tuesday.

Compulsory registration of pet dogs, says GHMC  -  Feb 13, 2008
Hindu,Veterinarians themselves admit that anti-Rabies vaccine wears off in a year, hence the rule assumes importance. Besides clipped ears as means of identifying

Rabies scare cuts market crowd  -  Jan 28, 2008
Owen Sound Sun Times,Normally, the aisles at a west-end flea market are packed, but merchants say a rabies scare kept as many as 60 per cent of their customers away over the

City’s NIMA branch rejects Clinical Establishment Bill  -  Feb 3, 2008
Ludhiana Newsline,Rajiv Singla, district manager, Ranbaxy Pharma, discussed the emerging trends in anti rabies vaccine. He highlighted the positive effect of anti-rabies

Novartis’ Quality Control Unit Warned  -  Feb 7, 2008
FDA news (subscription),24 warning letter citing the unit’s production and process controls for its human rabies vaccine RabAvert and bulk ingredient for diphtheria and tetanus

Pass state law to allow domestic pet skunks  -  Feb 13, 2008
Bloomington Pantagraph,There is currently a rabies vaccine in Canada - imrab3 - approved for the use with skunks, thus rabies is not a valid concern any more than it is with dog

Rabies Threat Rises Despite Containment Efforts  -  Jan 28, 2008
KXAN-TV,The rabies threat is rising in the Hill Country despite aggressive efforts to drop rabies vaccine bait from the air. Another racoon tested positive in

Mystery bat infected with rabies  -  Jan 26, 2008
Worcester Telegram,For humans, treatment entails antibodies medication and five rabies vaccine shots over the course of a month. Thomas M. Keppeler, a spokesman for the

Novartis warned as facility fails inspection  -  Feb 4, 2008
In-PharmaTechnologist.com,The latest problems have occurred at the Marburg plant in Germany in the manufacture of several vaccines including rabies vaccine (RabAvert), diphtheria and

Free rabies clinic offered in Newburgh  -  Jan 25, 2008
Poughkeepsie Journal,NEWBURGH - A free rabies clinic will be held from noon to 3:30 pm Saturday at the City of Newburgh Activities Center, 401 Washington St. Rabies vaccine will

Animal Welfare Bills Heard In Augusta  -  Feb 11, 2008
WCSH-TV,There was opposition to that idea at Monday's hearing. Those opposed say vaccinating dogs that young with the rabies vaccine can pose serious health risks.

Exchequer to cough up an extra Rs500m  -  Feb 3, 2008
The News - International,...capacity based on latest Good Manufacturing Practices which include production of modern cell culture rabies vaccine, anti-snake venom and others.

Third skunk tests positive for rabies in Seabrook  -  Jan 22, 2008
Portsmouth Herald News,The dog was up-to-date on its rabies vaccine and was given a booster, he said. The last incidents of rabies were in September, when two rabid skunks were

Kasauli CRI’s drug licence suspended  -  Jan 28, 2008
Chandigarh Newsline,Manufacturing of freeze-dried Japanese encephalitic vaccine was stopped last year, while production of anti-rabies vaccine was suspended in December, 2004,

Finding families for best friends  -  Feb 16, 2008
TheReporter.com,A $5 fee is added for either animal if it is old enough to have had a rabies vaccine. Residents who already have pets are welcome to bring their furry

Coldingham student set for Nepal mission  -  Feb 7, 2008
Berwickshire Today,..."I've paid for a rabies vaccine just for my own state of mind and I'll need to take malaria tablets as well - apparently they give you nightmares!"

Growing number of owners sign on for pet insurance  -  Feb 2, 2008
Press & Sun-Bulletin,..."They guarantee most of the shots they give, so if anything happens from the shot -- for example, if we get a rabies vaccine and the dog gets rabies -- they

Sanofi-aventis Announces 2007 Earnings Ahead of Guidance Sharp ...  -  Feb 12, 2008
PR Newswire (press release),2008 Announcement of the signature of an agreement between sanofi pasteur and Crucell for a next-generation rabies vaccine January 28, 2008 Announcement

Health Center service offers pre-travel advice, immunizations  -  Feb 8, 2008
UConn Advance,For example, a trekker in Nepal may be more likely to warrant a rabies vaccine, while those headed to areas of equatorial Africa might consider meningitis

FUR-ever Friends to offer pet obedience classes  -  Feb 1, 2008
Fort Morgan Times,It also means those adopting pets will pay $20 for the required rabies vaccine, or $12 for low-income peeople, and $50 for spaying or neutering,

Number of dog licenses issued was up last year  -  Jan 28, 2008
Ottumwa Courier,The tags require a valid rabies vaccine that is good for at least the next six months. The tags are available at City Hall or the Ottumwa Police Department.

Help offered for low-income families to spay/neuter pets  -  Jan 28, 2008
Pryor Daily Times,A rabies vaccine can also be requested for $5 through the program. The goal of the program is to help cut back on the number of unwanted litters,

Calendar -- Des Moines  -  Jan 31, 2008
DesMoinesRegister.com,Licensing available until 2 pm Proof of rabies vaccine and proof of spay or neuter is required. Special appearance by the Des Moines Police Department K-9

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