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The Rabies Challenge Fund - Important news about concurrent 5 and 7 year canine rabies vaccine challenge studies (www.RabiesChallengeFund.org) and rabies vaccine recall:
HOW OFTEN DOES HE REALLY NEED A RABIES SHOT? - http://animalwellnessmagazine.com/m/m86/main.htm
GET OUT YOUR WALLETS, RABIES CHALLENGE FUND A REALITY http://www.mainetoday.com/pets/dogslife/007915.html
Are We Overvaccinating our Pets? http://www.spanieljournal.com/28lbaughan.html
THE RABIES CHALLENGE FUND http://blogs.mainetoday.com/dogslife/002976.html
RABIES CHALLENGE FUND KICKS OFF FUNDRAISER http://www.courierpub.com/articles/2005/10/12/lincolncountyweekly/local_news/4news.txt
NATIONWIDE CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED TO FUND RABIES VACCINE STUDY http://www.mainelincolncountynews.com/index.cfm?ID=14204
Challenging the Rabies Vaccine http://www.newsday.com/mynews/ny-lspets4432971sep19,0,1274963.column
The Rabies Challenge Fund & Master Dog Training at the Womens Podcasting Expo - Show #42 http://www.replay-video.com/guide/index.php?start_page=http://applian.com/guide/view_podcast_details.php?show_id=2156 .
Fort Dodge recalled RabVac 3 TF serial number 873113A rabies vaccine May 25, 2006 after a vaccinated dog contracted rabies (The Charlotte Observer http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/business/14786163.htm; http://www.dogsadversereactions.com/RabvacRecall.html). This batch of vaccine "was released into the veterinary market in November 2004 and expires June 29, 2006." Concerned owners can call Fort Dodge at 800-533-8536. Wyoming's State Vet Lab posted the recall letter at http://wyovet.uwyo.edu/Diseases_2006.asp.
For a copy of Aubert's 1992 French challenge study demonstrating dogs to be immune to a rabies challenge 5 years after vaccination or Vascellari's study documenting fibrosarcomas in dogs at presumed rabies vaccine injection sites, e-mail me at ledgespring@lincoln.midcoast.com .
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Kris L. Christine
Founder, Co-Trustee
The Rabies Challenge Fund
www.RabiesChallengeFund.org
Two world-renowned giants of veterinary vaccine research -- Dr. W. Jean Dodds of Hemopet and Co-Trustee of The Rabies Challenge Fund www.RabiesChallengeFund.org and Dr. Ronald Schultz of the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine -- have volunteered their time to ensure that critical 5 and 7 year rabies challenge studies are conducted in the United States. The studies will be financed by The Rabies Challenge Fund Charitable Trust, a tax-exemption organization founded by Maine pet vaccine disclosure advocate Kris L. Christine in 2005, and will be performed by Dr. Schultz. The University of Wisconsin has waived its 48% overhead fee for the studies.
The concurrent challenge studies will determine the duration of immunity conveyed by the canine rabies vaccine, with the goal of extending the state-mandated interval for boosters to 5, and then to 7 years. According to Dr. Dodds, “This is one of the most important projects in veterinary medicine. It will benefit all dogs by providing evidence that protection from rabies vaccination lasts at least 5 years, thereby avoiding unnecessary revaccination with its attendant risk of debilitating adverse reactions. "
Scientific data indicate that vaccinating dogs against rabies every three years, as most states require, is unnecessary. Studies have shown the duration of protective immunity as measured by serum antibody titers against rabies virus to persist for seven years post-vaccination, and results of a 1992 French challenge study led by Michel Aubert demonstrated dogs were immune to rabies five years after vaccination. Researchers believe the rabies vaccine causes the most and worst adverse reactions in animals and concur that it should not be given more often than necessary to maintain immunity. Adverse reactions to rabies vaccination can include autoimmune diseases affecting the thyroid, joints, blood, eyes, skin, kidney, liver, bowel and central nervous system; anaphylactic shock; aggression; seizures; epilepsy; and fibrosarcomas at injection sites.
Dr. Schultz states “[s]howing that a vaccine for rabies can provide 5 or preferably 7 years of immunity would have great significance not only in controlling rabies but more importantly in reducing the adverse vaccine reactions that can occur in dogs and cats after vaccination."
Information on The Rabies Challenge Fund can be found at: www.RabiesChallengeFund.org .
The following, along with many pet owners, trainers, breeders, and kennel owners, have contributed to The Rabies Challenge Fund:
Akita Club of America
American Shih Tzu Club
Bernese Mountain Dog Club of Nashoba Valley
Bernese Mountain Club of SE Wisconsin
Capital City Cocker Club
Chesapeake, Virginia Dog Fanciers Association
Collie Club of Georgia
Dog Agility Racing Team of Chino
Great River Stockdog Club
Heart of Minnesota Great Dane Club
Kennel Club of Buffalo
Kerry Blue Terrier Foundation
Kishwaukee Kennel Club
Kuvasz Fanciers of America
Lehigh Valley Kennel Club
Miniature Schnauzer Club of Southern California
Northern Illinois Schutzhund Club
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever Club of Canada
Pacific NW Jack Russell Terrier Rescue Network
Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier Club
Staffordshire Terrier Club of America
Standard Schnauzer Club of Southern California
Wachusett Kennel Club
Evergreen Empire Manchester Terrier Fanciers
Chicagoland Old English Sheepdog Club
Great Plains Bearded Collie Club
Door County Scottie Rally
Great Dane Club of New England
Bernese Mountain Dog Club of the Greater Twin Cities
Star of the North Chinese Shar-Pei Club
Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier Club of America
Belleville and District Kennel Club
Dachshund Club of America Health and Welfare Trust Fund
Antelope Valley Kennel Club
Norwegian Elkhound Association of Minnesota
Saint Bernard Club of America
Kuvasz Club of America
WWW.RABIESCHALLENGEFUND.ORG -- www.RabiesChallengeFund.org
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