Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059

Assessing the Costs and Benefits of an Oral Vaccine for Raccoon Rabies: A Possible Model

Martin I. Meltzer

Author affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Figure 1

Annual and cumulative total areas baited with oral vaccine using an expanding circles scenario. Notes: Initial circle has a radius of 20 mi, expanded out by 5 mi every 2 years. After 20 years, radius is 65 mi. Thereafter, a 5-mi wide boundary is maintained around the circle for the next 10 years.

Figure 1. Annual and cumulative total areas baited with oral vaccine using an expanding circles scenario. Notes: Initial circle has a radius of 20 mi, expanded out by 5 mi every 2 years. After 20 years, radius is 65 mi. Thereafter, a 5-mi wide boundary is maintained around the circle for the next 10 years.

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