From tomorrow, November 18, 2024, the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA) will start carrying out an autumn oral vaccination on the foxes vs rabies. It is part of the Program for the prevention, supervision, control and eradication of the disease rabies, which was developed and implemented by the BABH since 2009.
The process takes place in the 50-kilometer vaccination zone along the northern, western and southern land borders of the country and in the 20-kilometer zone along the Danube River and covers 23 districts.
Specially equipped aircraft will disperse about 1.5 mil. aerial baits, and in no-fly zones vaccines will be applied manually. The campaign is scheduled to start from Lesnovo airport, Sofia region and will continue until the end of November, depending on weather conditions.
The lures will be scattered on the territory of the districts Pernik, Kyustendil, Smolyan, Kardjali, Haskovo, Dobrich, Silistra, Vidin, Montana, Blagoevgrad, Pazardzhik, Yambol, Burgas, Plovdiv, Stara Zagora, Sofia region, the surroundings of Sofia-city, Shumen, Razgrad, Ruse, Veliko Tarnovo, Pleven and Vratsa. Vaccines will not be dispersed over populated areas and water bodies.
Around Sofia and around the Kozloduy NPP, the baits will be distributed manually by specially trained persons.
Vaccine baits are cube-shaped and have a specific smell that attracts predators. In case of accidental contact with the baits, it is good to consult a doctor. Vaccines do not pose a health risk to other wild animals.
The control of the carried out vaccination includes: control of the reception of vaccine baits, serological surveillance, by detecting antibodies against the rabies virus in blood samples of vaccinated animals.
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What specific obstacles does the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency encounter when conducting the autumn oral vaccination campaign against rabies in foxes?
Guest 1: What are the challenges that the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA) faces while implementing the autumn oral vaccination against rabies in foxes?
Guest 2: How does the oral vaccination campaign against rabies in Bulgaria benefit the local ecosystem and community? What precautions should people take during the vaccination process?
