The European rabies vaccination campaigns proved tremendously successful and constituted a paradigm for wildlife vaccination programs. France was declared free of rabies in 2002, but success in North America has been less dramatic owing to the prevalence of several species capable of transmitting rabies
The European rabies vaccination campaigns were highly successful and served as a model for wildlife vaccination programs.  France was declared free of rabies in 2002, but success in North America has been less pronounced due to the presence of several species that can transmit rabies.