After studying within the Nov. 29 front-page article “Kitten’s case of rabies set off scramble to halt spread,” the story of a rabid kitten and the next discovery of the pressure of rabies it had contracted, I’ve a brand new appreciation for presidency efforts that most likely are unknown to most individuals.
The strategies of mass vaccination of wildlife — as an alternative of mass extermination or simply letting rabies unfold — have been one thing I had by no means heard of. It is so fascinating and inspiring to examine airdrops of oral vaccine and the trap-release technique of vaccinating wildlife. Such exhausting work.
Government well being companies have taken a beating the previous few years, however these efforts to maintain individuals secure, combining the work of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Agriculture Department and state well being companies, deserve a lot credit score.
Harise Poland-Wright, Silver Spring
