Review of human rabies cases in the UK and in Germany [1]

Veterinary Record

Volumn 157, Issue 22, 2005, Pages 715-

  Johnson, Nicholas ^a   Brookes, Sharon M ^a   Fooks, Anthony R ^a   Ross, R Stefan ^b  

^a VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RABIES IMMUNOGLOBULIN; RABIES VACCINE;

AWARENESS; BAT; DOG BITE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LETTER; NONHUMAN; RABIES; TRAVEL; UNITED KINGDOM; VACCINATION; VIRUS INFECTION;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 32444433079     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.157.22.715     Document Type: Letter

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