Vaccines improve human and animal health and welfare by preventing the spread of infectious diseases. However, testing to ensure effectiveness and safety of these products often requires the use of large numbers of animals. Technological advances have led to the development of methods that could reduce or eliminate the need for animal testing for vaccines. This workshop will bring together scientific and regulatory leaders from government, academia and industry to develop recommendations to advance alternative methods for human and veterinary rabies vaccine testing. Additional workshop sessions will also spotlight state-of-the-science animal alternatives for other antigens and future possibilities for advancing animal reduction and replacement initiatives.

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