The administration of the drug diclofenac to livestock inadvertently poisoned ____ and led to an increase in ____ cases.

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The administration of diclofenac to livestock led to the poisoning of vultures who fed on the carcasses of treated animals. This caused a significant decline in vulture populations, which in turn led to an increase in rabies cases due to the proliferation of feral dogs that fed on the carcasses previously consumed by vultures.

The Administration of the Drug Diclofenac to Livestock Inadvertently Poisoned