The rabies vaccine also needs to be given yearly, although due to the small size of ferrets, the rabies and Canine Distemper vaccines can't be given at the same time.

Humans who work in contact with animals, such as veterinary staff, and shelter workers should receive rabies vaccinations, and be tested following to make sure the vaccine is active.

The results in this experiment are very important for further study on development of genetic engineering vaccine against rabies and on the investigation of molecular epidemiology of rabies virus.