Vaccine's the right medicine for rare wolf

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Interesting - so these scientists are saying that 25%-30% coverage protects

the " herd " ? So why do they insist 95% coverage is necessary for humans....?

Ho hum...

http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=1512532006

Vaccine's the right medicine for rare wolf

EDINBURGH University scientists have helped to develop a targeted

vaccination scheme that will help save threatened species from extinction.

The researchers, working with colleagues from Oxford and Glasgow

universities, said animals such as the Ethiopian wolf, the world's most

endangered member of the dog family, could be protected.

Instead of immunising entire populations, the scientists said they have

shown that vaccinating about 25-30 percent of Ethiopian wolves could reduce

the number of animals dying from rabies.

Dr son, a co-author of the study - published in science journal

Nature - from the University of Edinburgh, said: " We've shown that the

vaccination of wildlife is a safe method of reducing extinction threats. "