A proactive prevention strategy for raccoon rabies in Ontario, Canada

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 110-116

  Rosatte, Richard C ^a,b,c,d,e,f   MacInnes, Charles D ^a,g,h,i   Williams, Ruth Taylor ^a,j,k   Williams, Owen ^a,l  

^a ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

^b Alberta Fish and Wildlife Division   (Canada)

^c Loyalist College   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^e NORWICH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f WALDEN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g Rabies Research Unit for OMNR

^h BISHOP'S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

ⁱ Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^j OMNR   (Canada)

^k YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^l Cornell University ^*  (Canada)

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Author keywords

disease control; Procyon lotor; rabies; raccoon; trap vaccinate release; vaccination

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; RABIES; RACCOON; TRAP-VACCINATE-RELEASE; VACCINATION;

CANADA, ONTARIO;

PROCYON LOTOR;

EID: 0030616578     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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