<P> In Tunisia a rabies control program was initiated to give dog owners free vaccination to promote mass vaccination which was sponsored by their government . The vaccine is known as Rabisin (Mérial), which is a cell based rabies vaccine only used countrywide . Vaccinations are often administered when owners take in their dogs for check - ups and visits at the vet . </P> <P> There is also vaccination in pellet form which can be left out for wild animals to produce a herd immunity effect . Oral rabies vaccination (ORV) is a preventive measure to eradicate rabies in wild animal vectors of disease, mainly foxes, raccoons, raccoon dogs, coyotes and jackals, but also can be used for dogs in developing countries . Baits are distributed by airplanes in rural areas and by hand in urban and suburban areas . The idea of wildlife vaccination was conceived during the 1960s, and modified - live rabies viruses were used for the experimental oral vaccination of carnivores by the 1970s . The development of safe and effective rabies virus vaccines applied in attractive baits resulted in the first field trials in Switzerland in 1978 to immunize red foxes . ORV programs have seen success in preventing the westward spread of raccoon variant rabies in the United States and even eradicating rabies in red foxes in Switzerland . </P> <P> Imrab is an example of a veterinary rabies vaccine containing the Pasteur strain of killed rabies virus . Several different types of Imrab exist, including Imrab, Imrab 3, and Imrab Large Animal . Imrab 3 has been approved for ferrets and, in some areas, pet skunks . </P>

What is the name of the vaccine for rabies