The use of immunization programs in wild populations: Modelling effectiveness of vaccination campaigns against rabbit hemorrhagic disease

Biological Conservation

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 290-300

  Calvete, Carlos ^a  

^a Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón IA2   (Spain)

Author keywords

Oryctolagus cuniculus; Rabbit hemorrhagic disease; Vaccination; Wild rabbit

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; IMMUNIZATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; VACCINATION;

MAMMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 33645238467     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2005.12.025     Document Type: Article

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