Aspects of rabies epidemiology in Tsumkwe District, Namibia

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 39-45

  Laurenson, K ^a   Esterhuysen, J ^b   Stander, P ^c   Van Heerden, J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b Onderstepoort Inst for Exotic Dis   (South Africa)

^c Namibia Ministry of Environment and Tourism   (Namibia)

^d NONE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Dogs; Epidemiology; Namibia; Rabies; Seropositive; Seroprevalence; Tsumkwe

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; CANIS MESOMELAS; CROCUTA CROCUTA; LYCAON PICTUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CARNIVORA; DEMOGRAPHY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; NAMIBIA; RABIES;

ANIMALS; CARNIVORA; DEMOGRAPHY; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; HUMANS; NAMIBIA; RABIES; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 0031090320     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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