Veterinary Services to Improve Public Health in Rural Communities Act
Congress Expands Indian Health Service Role in Vet Care to Prevent Rabies and Other Animal-to-Human Diseases
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Key Points
- Lets the Indian Health Service use funds for public health vet services in Tribal service areas where animal-to-human disease risk is common.
- Supports services like spaying/neutering, vaccination, disease testing, and tracking to cut the risk of diseases spreading between animals and people.
- Allows deployment of federal veterinary public health officers to help Tribal areas, and coordination with the CDC and the Agriculture Department.
- Requires regular reports to Congress on spending, where vet officers are sent, and what disease monitoring finds in these areas.
- Directs the Agriculture Department to study how to deliver oral rabies vaccine to wildlife in Arctic regions to better protect Tribal members.
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Veterinary Services to Improve Public Health in Rural Communities Act
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