Persistence of elevated rabies prevention costs following post-epizootic declines in rates of rabies among raccoons (Procyon lotor)

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 2-4, 2005, Pages 195-222

  Gordon, E R ^a   Krebs, J W ^b   Rupprecht, C R ^b   Real, L A ^a   Childs, J E ^a,c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost; Economics; Epizootic; Rabies; Raccoon; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR;

EID: 16244386911     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2004.12.007     Document Type: Article

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