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<b><font face="Verdana" size="4">Rabies Vaccination Clinics</font></b></p>
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<font face="Verdana" size="1"><span style="color:black">Cities and towns
across the Commonwealth will hold low-cost rabies vaccination clinics on
Saturday, April 7<sup>th</sup> as part of the Eighth Annual
Massachusetts Rabies Vaccination Day. The Massachusetts Department of
Agricultural Resources� Division of Animal Health started this program
to raise awareness of rabies and increase compliance with state
vaccination laws. All dogs, cats and ferrets living in Massachusetts
are required by law to be vaccinated against rabies.</span></font></p>
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<font face="Verdana" size="1"><span style="color:black">Pet owners are
encouraged to bring their family pets to get vaccinated against rabies
at the local veterinarians listed below. The cost of the vaccination
will be $10.00 per animal. A list of other participating communities
will be posted on the Department of Agricultural Resources� web page, at
<a style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; text-underline: single" href="http://www.mass.gov/agr">
http://www.mass.gov/agr</a>. </span></font></p>
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<font face="Verdana" size="1"><span style="color:black">In Needham, two
local veterinarians will be holding Rabies Clinics on this year�s <u><b>
State-wide Rabies Vaccination Day on Saturday, April 7, 2007</b></u>.
</span>Keep in mind that all dogs must be licensed by April 30, 2007.
Stop by the Town Clerk�s Office in Town Hall to get your dog licensed.
<span style="color:black">Here is some additional information on this
year�s clinics -</span></font></p>
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<font face="Verdana" size="1">The cost for each shot is $10.00</font><!--mstheme--></font><!--msthemelist--></td></tr>
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<font face="Verdana" size="1">All vaccinations will be for one (1)
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eligible for a three (3) year vaccination*</font><!--mstheme--></font><!--msthemelist--></td></tr>
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<font face="Verdana" size="1">Owner�s responsibility to keep records
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<font size="1" face="Verdana">*(By law, to be eligible for a 3-year
vaccination you must </font></p>
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<font size="1" face="Verdana">have evidence that your pet, at some point
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<font size="1" face="Verdana">received 2 rabies shots within a 12-month
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<font face="Verdana" size="1">Chestnut Street Animal
Hospital</font></p>
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<font face="Verdana" size="1">Dr. Julie Medley/Dr. Holly
Kelsey</font></p>
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<font face="Verdana" size="1">334 Chestnut St.</font></p>
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<font face="Verdana" size="1">781-444-8838</font></p>
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<span style="font-weight:normal">Dogs 9:00-9:30 am</span></font></p>
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<font face="Verdana" size="1">Highland Animal Hospital
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<font face="Verdana" size="1">Dr. Jeffrey Giles</font></p>
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<font face="Verdana" size="1">31 Wellesley Avenue</font></p>
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<font face="Verdana" size="1">781-433-0467 </font></p>
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<span style="font-weight: normal">Dogs 1:00-1:30 pm</span></font></p>
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<font face="Verdana" size="1">In 2006, 2,910 specimens were submitted to
the State Laboratory Institute (SLI) for rabies testing. Of these
specimens, 232 tested positive for rabies. Skunks and raccoons
accounted for 75% of all positive animals. The percentage of raccoons
testing positive has increased since 2004. Enhanced surveillance of
raccoons continued in Cape Cod throughout 2006. However, the rabies
virus diminished the raccoon and skunk populations on Cape Cod leading
to fewer submissions in 2006.</font></p>
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<font face="Verdana" size="1">Domestic animals and livestock are of
significant concern because they can serve as the bridge between rabies
in wild animals and humans. From September 1992, when raccoon rabies
entered Massachusetts, through December 2002, 104 cats, 14 cattle, 5
dogs, 3 horses and 3 pigs have tested positive for rabies in the state.
After a domestic animal (dog, cat or ferret) or cattle bites or
scratches a person, these animals (for which there are scientific
studies on shedding time of the rabies virus), regardless of their
vaccination status, should be quarantined for ten days if they are
healthy and available. Rabies vaccinations in domestic animals and
livestock are not 100% effective, and rare cases of vaccinated domestic
animals and livestock developing rabies have occurred, so these animals
need to be quarantined just like unvaccinated ones. If the animal is
healthy at the end of the ten-day quarantine period, post-exposure
prophylaxis is not recommended. If the animal exhibits signs of rabies
or dies within the ten-day quarantine period, it may be necessary to
initiate post-exposure prophylaxis.</font></p>
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<font face="Verdana" size="1"><u><span style="text-decoration:
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<font face="Verdana" size="1">Here are some simple guidelines you and
your family can follow to help prevent Rabies exposures:</font></p>
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<font face="Verdana" size="1">Vaccinate your pets! Cats, dogs, and
ferrets all need to be vaccinated by a veterinarian regularly. If
you own livestock, you should make sure their vaccinations are up to
date.</font><!--mstheme--></font><!--msthemelist--></td></tr>
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<font face="Verdana" size="1">Do not feed or handle wild animals.
Teach children that although a baby skunk, bunny or raccoon may look
cute and friendly, it can be very dangerous.</font><!--mstheme--></font><!--msthemelist--></td></tr>
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<font face="Verdana" size="1">Do not feed or touch stray animals,
and avoid all sick or strange-acting animals.</font><!--mstheme--></font><!--msthemelist--></td></tr>
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<font face="Verdana" size="1">Cover your garbage cans, and do not
leave pets� food or leftovers outside where it can attract wild
animals.</font><!--mstheme--></font><!--msthemelist--></td></tr>
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<font face="Verdana" size="1">Do not keep wild animals as pets. Not
only is this dangerous for you and the animal, it�s also against the
law. REMEMBER � THERE IS NO CURE FOR RABIES! (It�s not worth the
risk.)</font><!--mstheme--></font><!--msthemelist--></td></tr>
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<font face="Verdana" size="1">Do not touch or pick up dead animals.</font><!--mstheme--></font><!--msthemelist--></td></tr>
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<font face="Verdana" size="1">Discourage the permission of allowing
animals into the classroom (especially if you have no idea if this
animal is up to date on their vaccines!)</font><!--mstheme--></font><!--msthemelist--></td></tr>
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<font face="Verdana" size="1">Leave bats alone. Never handle a bat,
especially with bare hands. Use thick gloves, tongs, or a shovel to
remove a dead bat, or call in bat-removal experts. (If you wake up
with one flying above your head, you should assume that rabies
exposure was possible. A bats� bite is so small, you may not even
feel it! Seek prompt medical attention.)</font><!--mstheme--></font><!--msthemelist--></td></tr>
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<font face="Verdana" size="1">Do not let your pet play with bats.</font><!--mstheme--></font><!--msthemelist--></td></tr>
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<font face="Verdana" size="1">Keep bats out of the house or other
buildings by closing or covering the attic or other dark sheltered
areas. Put screens on the windows. </font><!--mstheme--></font><!--msthemelist--></td></tr>
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<font face="Verdana" size="1">(Note: Needham recently had 2 bats which
tested positive for rabies in the past 6 months.)</font></p>
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<font face="Verdana" size="1">Keep in mind that rabies is an infectious
and contagious disease that CAN be transmitted to humans. The virus is
considered to be 100 percent fatal, if untreated. To protect the
public, exposed dogs and cats that are not currently vaccinated, must
either be isolated for 3-6 months, or be destroyed. </font></p>
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<font face="Verdana" size="1"><span style="color:black"> </span></font></p>
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<font face="Verdana" size="1"><span style="color:black">Rabies is now a
permanent fixture in the wildlife population of Massachusetts. </span>
Two bats have tested positive for rabies in Needham in recent weeks. A
bat was most recently tested and found to be positive for rabies the end
of February, and another positive bat was confirmed last September.
<span style="color:black">Though the virus may not be detected in an
area for long periods of time, it is still present. Vaccinating your
dog or cat is the best way to prevent the threat of rabies from entering
your home. Keeping your pets up-to-date on their rabies shots is not
only the law, it is also in the best interest of your animals and your
family. </span></font></p>
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<font face="Verdana" size="1"><span style="color:black">The
Massachusetts Department of Public Health and the Needham Health
Department continue to focus on educating the public to reduce the risk
of rabies. </span>For more information on rabies, you can contact the
Health Department at 781-455-7523 or check out the Massachusetts
Department of Public Health�s website at -
<a style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; text-underline: single" href="http://www.state.ma.us/dph/cdc/epii/rabies/rabies.htm">
www.state.ma.us/dph/cdc/epii/rabies/rabies.htm</a><u>.</u> </font></p>
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