RABIES CONTROL IN GERMANY - RESULTS AND C ONCLUSIONS OF 10 YEARS OF VACCINATION

The development of the oral immunization of foxes against rabies provi ded novel opportunities for rabies control. In Germany such vaccinatio n campaigns which commenced in 1983 resulted in a marked decrease in t he incidence of rabies in foxes which were interrupted in increase in the incidence in 1989 and 1994. Since the introduction of oral vaccina tion strategies, two control campaigns have been instituted in the Fed eral Republic of Germany. Proposals are presented which could lead to the eradication of rabies in Germany.