Field evaluation of a dog owner, participation-based, bait delivery system for the oral immunization of dogs against rabies in Tunisia

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 835-845

  Youssef, Samira Ben ^a   Matter, Hans C ^b   Schumacher, Carolin L ^c   Kharmachi, Habib ^d   Jemli, Jemâa ^a   Mrabet, Lassaâd ^a   Gharbi, Mustapha ^e   Hammami, Salah ^a   Hicheri, Khaled E L ^a   Aubert, Michel F A ^f   Meslin, François X ^g  

^a University Tunis El Manar   (Tunisia)

^b FEDERAL OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Switzerland)

^c Virbac SA   (France)

^d PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^e Circonscription de la Prod Animale   (Tunisia)

^f Healthy Pigs Production and Experimentation Section   (France)

^g WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SULFADIMETHOXINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROL SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION CONTROL; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RABIES; TUNISIA;

EID: 2642676898     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1998.58.835     Document Type: Article

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