Prevalence of rabies virus infection and rabies antibody in stray dogs: A survey in Bangkok, Thailand

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 78, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 325-332

  Kasempimolporn, S ^a   Sichanasai, B ^b   Saengseesom, W ^a   Puempumpanich, S ^a   Chatraporn, S ^b   Sitprija, V ^a  

^a THAI RED CROSS AIDS RESEARCH CENTRE   (Thailand)

^b Bangkok Metropolitan Administration   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Rabies antibodies; Rabies virus; Seroprevalence; Stray dog population; Thailand

Indexed keywords

RABIES VACCINE; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RABIES; RABIES VIRUS; SALIVA; THAILAND; VIROLOGY; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RABIES; RABIES VACCINES; RABIES VIRUS; SALIVA; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; THAILAND;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; RABIES VIRUS;

EID: 33846369182     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2006.11.003     Document Type: Article

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