Vaccine Bait To Be Dropped To Try To Curb Rabies In Maine

Authorities in Maine are distributing oral rabies vaccines in bait form in the northeastern part of the state early this month. The Maine Department of Health and Human Services said the vaccines will be distributed starting around Monday and the effort will last for several days. The baits will be distributed by the air and ground and target raccoons over a 2,650-square-mile area. The distribution area will include Burlington Township, Carroll Plantation, Chester, Houlton, Lakeville, Lee, Lincoln, Mars Hill, Oxbow, Patten, Prentiss Township, Springfield, Stacyville, T3 R1 NBPP, T7 R3 NBPP, Webster Plantation, Weston and Winn. The baits are coated with fishmeal.