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
European rabies vaccination efforts proved remarkably effective, setting a standard for wildlife vaccination initiatives. While France achieved rabies eradication in 2002, progress in North America has been more challenging because multiple species can transmit rabies.