Temporal patterns of domestic and wildlife rabies in central Namibia stock-ranching area, 1986-1996

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 13-28

  Courtin, F ^a   Carpenter, T E ^a   Paskin, R D ^b   Chomel, B B ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Epidemiology Unit   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Black backed jackal; Canis mesomelas; Namibia; Rabies virus; Southern Africa; Time series analysis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BOVIDS; CARNIVORA; DOG; DOG DISEASE; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; FOX; NAMIBIA; RABIES; SEASON; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANIMALS, WILD; CARNIVORA; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FOXES; NAMIBIA; RABIES; RUMINANTS; SEASONS;

EID: 0034606727     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5877(99)00083-5     Document Type: Article

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