Modeling control of rabies outbreaks in red fox populations to evaluate culling, vaccination, and vaccination combined with fertility control

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 278-286

  Smith, G C ^a   Wilkinson, D ^a  

^a CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Culling; Fertility control; Rabies control; Red fox; Vaccination; Vulpes vulpes

Indexed keywords

CANIDAE; VULPES; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 3042662266     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-39.2.278     Document Type: Article

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