Triennial rabies vaccination in Texas: What were the consequences?

摘要

When the Texas Board of Health modified the Texas. Administrative Code in 2003 to allow for triennial rabies vaccination-of domestic cats and dogs, members of the veterinary community voiced serious animal health concerns. Veterinary care providers and the Texas Veterinary Medical Board were publically opposed to the change, fearing that pet owners would be confused by the new guidelines and may simply forget to vaccinate their cats and dogs. The Texas Board of Health had their own public health concerns and had not made the changes lightly. Board members had examined the results of an extended rabies vaccination interval in other states, and the vaccination rates in those states appeared to be unaffected by the change.