Density estimates of rural dog populations and an assessment of marking methods during a rabies vaccination campaign in the Philippines

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 207-218

  Childs, James E ^a   Robinson, Laura E ^a   Sadek, Ramses ^a   Madden, Anthony ^b   Miranda, Mary Elizabeth ^c   Miranda, Noel L ^c  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Dog; Mark recapture; Philippines; Population estimation; Rabies virus vaccination; Sampling

Indexed keywords

RABIES VACCINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION; ARTICLE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PHILIPPINES; POPULATION DENSITY; RABIES; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS; ANIMALS; DATA COLLECTION; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; LOGISTIC MODELS; PHILIPPINES; POPULATION DENSITY; RABIES; RABIES VACCINES; RURAL POPULATION; SAMPLING STUDIES;

EID: 0031601217     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5877(97)00039-1     Document Type: Article

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