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USDA Conducts 2026 Oral Rabies Vaccination Efforts Targeting Wildlife in Eastern United States
Issuer publication date: August 7, 2026
Added to The State & Nation: October 1, 2026
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August 7, 2026
Washington, D.C., July 31, 2026—The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will begin its annual distribution of RABORAL V-RG®, an oral rabies vaccine (ORV) bait, in select areas in the eastern United States to prevent the spread of raccoon rabies into America’s heartland.
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