Hi Barb, This was forwarded to me recently and I thought you and others in Texas might find it interesting.
Take care, Jackie > Subject: Animal Rabies Vaccination Rules - TDH asks for input > > This message is being sent to the stakeholders (listed below) in Public > Health Region 7 for whom I have E-mail addresses: > > Veterinarians > Animal Control and Welfare personnel > County Ag Extension Agents > Community Infection Control personnel > Federal Park and Lake supervisors > Local Health Authorities > Local Health Department Directors > Local Health Department Epi Contact personnel > Medical Societies > PHR7 Clinic Nurses > PHR7 Communicable Disease Team members > Texas Animal Health Commission Area Directors > Texas Parks & Wildlife Majors > Texas Wildlife Damage Management District supervisors > TDH Zoonosis Control Veterinarians in Central Office > Area Zoos > TDH Zoonosis Control Regional Veterinarians > > NOTICE: > > The Texas Department of Health is asking for interested parties to > review a document entitled "Options for Rabies Vaccination of Dogs and > Cats in Texas". > > Interested persons are asked to consider whether or not you think animal > rabies vaccinations Rules should be changed in Texas, and to let your > opinion be known to the Texas Department of Health. Comments will be > accepted until June 1, 2002. > > TDH has researched many issues associated with animals rabies > vaccination schedules, in Texas and nationwide, and prepared the "white > paper" referenced above. The paper summarizes the debate surrounding > animal rabies vaccine schedules and vaccine effectiveness, among other > things. The references used to prepare the paper are listed at the end > of that document, and I encourage you to read those articles for more > detailed information. > > "Options for Rabies Vaccination of Dogs and Cats in Texas" is attached > to this E-mail as a Word document. This paper is also on the TDH > website at: > > http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/zoonosis/veterin/WHTPAPER.PDF > > > You may make your opinion known by: > > 1) attending one of the public meetings that will be held around the > state this spring and voicing your opinion, and/ or 2) submitting > written comments to the Zoonosis Control Division: > > Jane Mahlow, DVM, MS > Texas Department of Health > Zoonosis Control Division > 1100 W. 49th St. > Austin, TX 78756 > > Before any changes to the animal rabies vaccination rules in Texas are > even proposed to the Texas Board of Health, the Zoonosis Control > Division must ask for feedback from stakeholders on this issue. A > stakeholder is anyone with an opinion on the animal rabies vaccination > rules in Texas! > > After comments are received and evaluated, TDH will determine if a rule > change needs to be made. If a change is warranted, they will draft the > proposed change and again make it available to the public for comment. > These comments will be evaluated before any final decision is made on a > rule change. > > This is a lengthy process, but one that allows ample time for persons' > opinions to be recognized. > > The options for debate are: > > A. No change - leave the animal rabies vaccination Rules in Texas as > they are currently written > > B. Change (in Chap. 169 Rabies Control and Eradication Rules only; the > options listed below would not require a change in the Statutory Law of > Chapter 826 Texas Health and Safety Code) - > > 1. annual vaccination using any approved vaccine > 2. annual vaccination using a vaccine approved for three years > (triennial vaccine) > 3. vaccination every two years with a triennial vaccine > 4. vaccination every three years with a triennial vaccine > 5. vaccination according to manufacturer's recommendations > 6. initial vaccination with titer check > > Please help us make the best decision for protecting the health of the > citizens and animals in Texas. > > I will keep you informed when a public meeting is scheduled for Public > Health Region 7. Our region may be the first one this Spring! > > > Beverlee E. Nix, DVM, MPH > Zoonosis Control Veterinarian PHR7 > Texas Dept. of Health > 2408 S. 37th St. > Temple, TX 76504 > P: (254) 778-6744 x 2450 > F: (254) 773-9358 > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
