Vaccination of Egyptian fruit bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus) with monovalent inactivated rabies vaccine

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 55-59

  Peters, Christina ^a   Isaza, Ramiro ^b   Heard, Darryl J ^b   Davis, Rolan D ^a   Moore, Susan M ^a   Briggs, Deborah J ^c  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Egyptian fruit bat; Rabies; Rabies virus neutralizing antibodies; Rousettus aegyptiacus; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; RABIES VIRUS; ROUSETTUS; ROUSETTUS AEGYPTIACUS;

EID: 2942525486     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/03-027     Document Type: Article

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