[ SHOWGSD-L ] Fw: CANINE RABIES STUDIES BEGIN!
- From: "Mary-Anne" <mary-anne.boulet@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "ShowGSD-l" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2007 14:49:38 -0500
>>
>>Greetings!
>>
>> The Rabies Challenge Fund is pleased to announce that the canine
>>rabies challenge studies have begun!!! Permission is granted to post and
>>cross-post the text of our press release below.
>>
>>Regards, Kris L. Christine
>>Founder, Co-Trustee
>>The Rabies Challenge Fund
>>http://www.RabiesChallengeFund.org
>>
>>CANINE RABIES CHALLENGE STUDIES BEGIN !
>>
>> One of the most important vaccine research studies in
>>veterinary medicine is underway at the University of Wisconsin School of
>>Veterinary Medicine in Madison. Dr. Ronald Schultz, a leading authority
>>on veterinary vaccines and Chair of the Department of Pathobiological
>>Sciences, has begun concurrent 5 and 7 year challenge studies to
>>determine the long-term duration of immunity of the canine rabies
>>vaccine, with the goal of extending the state-mandated interval for
>>boosters. These will be the first long-term challenge studies on the
>>canine rabies vaccine to be published in the United States.
>>
>> Dr. Schultz comments that: "We are all very excited to start this study
>>that will hopefully demonstrate that rabies vaccines can provide a
>>minimum of 7 years of immunity."
>>
>> This research is being financed by The Rabies Challenge
>>Fund, a charitable trust founded by pet vaccine disclosure advocate Kris
>>L. Christine of Maine, who serves as Co-Trustee with world- renowned
>>veterinary research scientist and practicing clinician, Dr. W. Jean Dodds
>>of Hemopet inCalifornia. The Rabies Challenge Fund recently met its goal
>>of $177,000 to fund the studiesâ?T first year budget with contributions
>>from dog owners, canine groups, trainers, veterinarians, and small
>>businesses. Annual budget goals of $150,000 for the studies must be met
>>in the future.
>>
>> Dr. Jean Dodds, DVM states: "This is the first time in my 43
>>years of involvement in veterinary issues that what started as a
>>grass-roots effort to change an outmoded regulation affecting animals
>>will be addressed scientifically by an acknowledged expert to benefit all
>>canines in the future."
>>
>>Scientific data published in 1992 by Michel Aubert and his research team
>>demonstrated that dogs were immune to a rabies challenge 5 years after
>>vaccination, while Dr. Schultzâ?Ts serological studies documented
>>antibody titer counts at levels known to confer immunity to rabies 7
>>years post-vaccination. This data strongly suggests that state laws
>>requiring annual or triennial rabies boosters for dogs are redundant.
>>Because the rabies vaccine is the most potent of the veterinary vaccines
>>and associated with significant adverse reactions, it should not be given
>>more often than is necessary to maintain immunity. Adverse reactions
>>such autoimmune diseases affecting the thyroid, joints, blood, eyes,
>>skin, kidney, liver, bowel and central nervous system; anaphylactic
>>shock; aggression; seizures; epilepsy; and fibrosarcomas at injection
>>sites are linked to rabies vaccinations.
>>
>>Study co-trustee Kris Christine adds: â?oBecause the USDA does not
>>require vaccine manufacturers to provide long-term duration of immunity
>>studies documenting maximum effectiveness when licensing their products,
>>concerned dog owners have contributed the money to fund this research
>>themselves. We want to ensure that rabies immunization laws are based
>>upon independent, long-term scientific data.â??
>>
>> More information and regular updates on The Rabies Challenge
>>Fund and the concurrent 5 and 7 year challenge studies it is financing
>>can be found at the fundâ?Ts website designed by volunteer Andrea Brin
>>at: www.RabiesChallengeFund.org.
>>
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