Highland Park Dog Owners - Raccoon Rabies Oral Vaccination Baiting 2018
Over the past 17 years there has been a significant reduction in human and pet exposures to rabies throughout Allegheny County. This is largely due to the efforts of the rabies vaccination program for wild raccoons spearheaded by the United States Department of Agriculture's Wildlife Services (USDA), who the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) partners with for this massive effort. This year, employees and volunteers of ACHD and the UDSA will be distributing vaccine-containing baits from August 3rd through August 17th across Allegheny County. Baits will be delivered by hand and from vehicles in every municipality of the County. The attached flyer contains images of the two types of bait: One is a plastic sachet (looks like a ketchup packet) coated in fish meal, the other is a plastic sachet enclosed in a fish meal block. The fish scent attracts the raccoons who consume the bait and vaccine, resulting in the development of antibodies to the rabies virus. The risk of adverse effects to humans and animals due to exposure to the vaccine is minimal, but we urge the public to avoid contact with the bait if possible. If a stray bait must be moved, it should be picked up using rubber or latex gloves or a shovel. We are also asking the public to keep their dogs on a leash, indoors, or confined to their property as much as possible during baiting and the week after. In years past, we have specifically had problems with off-leash dogs consuming the baits in parks. Parks are common raccoon habitats and therefore important areas to bait. This interferes with their intended purpose and is a concern. Thank you! [cid:image001.png@01D2D629.35CC7280] Lori Horowitz Operations Manager Housing and Community Environment
Hi HP neighbors!! If anyone is involved in distributing these rabies baits could you please e-mail me? Thanks so much! ;) Sue ........ e-mail susuboombatz@aol.com -----Original Message----- From: Monica Watt <monica.watt@elias-savion.com> To: List Serv Highland Park <neighborhood@highlandparkpa.com> Cc: Jake <jacob.pawlak@gmail.com> Sent: Fri, Jul 27, 2018 07:25 AM Subject: Highland Park Dog Owners - Raccoon Rabies Oral Vaccination Baiting 2018 <div id="AOLMsgPart_1.1.2_56c1b3b1-1a8e-44e2-93ec-7f0864f0de38"> <style scoped="">#AOLMsgPart_1.1.2_56c1b3b1-1a8e-44e2-93ec-7f0864f0de38 td{color: black;} @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}@font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}@font-face {font-family:"Bookman Old Style"; panose-1:2 5 6 4 5 5 5 2 2 4;}.aolReplacedBody p.aolmail_MsoNormal,.aolReplacedBody li.aolmail_MsoNormal,.aolReplacedBody div.aolmail_MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}.aolReplacedBody a:link,.aolReplacedBody span.aolmail_MsoHyperlink {mso-style-priority:99; color:#0563C1; text-decoration:underline;}.aolReplacedBody a:visited,.aolReplacedBody span.aolmail_MsoHyperlinkFollowed {mso-style-priority:99; color:#954F72; text-decoration:underline;}.aolReplacedBody p.aolmail_msonormal0,.aolReplacedBody li.aolmail_msonormal0,.aolReplacedBody div.aolmail_msonormal0 {mso-style-name:msonormal; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}.aolReplacedBody p.aolmail_xxmsonormal,.aolReplacedBody li.aolmail_xxmsonormal,.aolReplacedBody div.aolmail_xxmsonormal {mso-style-name:x_x_msonormal; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}.aolReplacedBody span.aolmail_EmailStyle20 {mso-style-type:personal-reply; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:windowtext;}.aolReplacedBody .aolmail_MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; font-size:10.0pt;}@page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}.aolReplacedBody div.aolmail_WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;}</style><div lang="EN-US" class="aolReplacedBody"> <div class="aolmail_WordSection1"> <p class="aolmail_xxmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Over the past 17 years there has been a significant reduction in human and pet exposures to rabies throughout Allegheny County. This is largely due to the efforts of the rabies vaccination program for wild raccoons spearheaded by the United States Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services (USDA), who the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) partners with for this massive effort. <span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">This year,</span> <b><span style="background:yellow">employees and volunteers of ACHD and the UDSA will be distributing vaccine-containing baits from August 3<sup>rd</sup> through August 17<sup>th </sup>across Allegheny County.</span></b> Baits will be delivered by hand and from vehicles in every municipality of the County.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> <span style="color:black">The attached flyer contains images of the two types of bait: One is a plastic sachet (looks like a ketchup packet) coated in fish meal, the other is a plastic sachet enclosed in a fish meal block. The fish scent attracts the raccoons who consume the bait and vaccine, resulting in the development of antibodies to the rabies virus. </span></span></p> <p class="aolmail_xxmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span></p> <p class="aolmail_xxmsonormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">The risk of adverse effects to humans and animals due to exposure to the vaccine is minimal, but we urge the public to avoid contact with the bait if possible. If a stray bait must be moved, it should be picked up using rubber or latex gloves or a shovel. <span style="background:yellow">We are also asking the public to <b>keep their dogs on a leash, indoors, or confined to their property as much as possible during baiting and the week after</b>.</span> </span></p> <p class="aolmail_xxmsonormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span></p> <p class="aolmail_xxmsonormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">In years past, we have specifically had problems with off-leash dogs consuming the baits in parks. Parks are common raccoon habitats and therefore important areas to bait. This interferes with their intended purpose and </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">is a <span style="color:black">concern</span>.<span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"></span></p> <p class="aolmail_xxmsonormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"></span></p> <p class="aolmail_xxmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Thank you!</span></p> <p class="aolmail_xxmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span></p> <p class="aolmail_xxmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D"><img width="100" height="105" style="width:1.0416in;height:1.0937in" id="aolmail_x_x_Picture_x0020_1" alt="cid:image001.png@01D2D629.35CC7280" src="https://mail.aol.com/webmail/getPart?uid=30203760&partId=1.2&scope=STANDARD&saveAs=image001.png"></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"></span></p> <p class="aolmail_xxmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"></span></p> <p class="aolmail_xxmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:#1F3864">Lori Horowitz</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"></span></p> <p class="aolmail_xxmsonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:black">Operations Manager</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"></span></p> <p class="aolmail_xxmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:#1F3864">Housing and Community Environment</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"></span></p> <p class="aolmail_xxmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span></p> </div> </div> </div>
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