rabies vaccine

Raccoons are responsible for the majority of rabies cases every year. In an ongoing effort to reduce the threat of rabies to us and our pets, the USDA is using helicopters, airplanes and vehicles to distribute vaccine-laced raccoon bait to reduce the rate of infection.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Workers are using helicopters and trucks to distribute thousands of oral vaccines across a 17-county region of Alabama to stop the…