Postexposure prophylaxis for Australian bat lyssavirus in South Australia, 1996 to 2003

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 233-234

  Fielding, J E ^a,b   Nayda, C L ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES   (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIAN BAT LYSSAVIRUS; RABIES VIRUS;

VIRUS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BAT; BITES AND STINGS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RABIES; RABIES VIRUS; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VACCINATION; VIROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHIROPTERA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LYSSAVIRUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RABIES; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; VACCINATION; VIRAL VACCINES;

EID: 19844381986     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2005.tb11660.x     Document Type: Review

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