Overview of rabies in the Americas

Virus Research

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 5-12

  Belotto, A ^a   Leanes, L F ^a   Schneider, M C ^a   Tamayo, H ^a   Correa, E ^a  

^a PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAT; CAT; DOG; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; LIVESTOCK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RABIES; RABIES VIRUS; REVIEW; VACCINATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WILDLIFE;

AMERICAS; ANIMALS; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; RABIES; RABIES VACCINES;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 19444369462     PISSN: 01681702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2005.03.006     Document Type: Review

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