USDA to distribute oral rabies vaccine baits in Southwest Virginia

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Wildlife Services program will distribute oral rabies vaccine (ORV) baits in southwestern Virginia to vaccinate raccoons against the rabies virus. This bait distribution is part of a nationwide cooperative effort by the USDA to prevent the westward spread of raccoon rabies in the eastern United States. The program aims to address an emergency human health and safety issue related to rabies.