Anthrax outbreak among Grevy's zebra (Equus grevyi) in Samburu, Kenya

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 483-489

  Muoria, Paul K ^a   Muruthi, Philip ^a   Kariuki, Waititu K ^b   Hassan, Boru A ^a   Mijele, Dominic ^c   Oguge, Nicholas O ^d  

^a AFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION   (Kenya)

^b INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

^c KENYA WILDLIFE SERVICE   (Kenya)

^d EARTHWATCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anthrax outbreak; Equus grevyi; Vaccination control

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX; CAUSE OF DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; LIVESTOCK; UNGULATE; VACCINATION;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; RIFT VALLEY; SAMBURU; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WAMBA [RIFT VALLEY];

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EQUIDAE; EQUUS ASINUS; EQUUS BURCHELLII; EQUUS GREVYI; EQUUS SUBG. HIPPOTIGRIS;

EID: 35449003952     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2007.00758.x     Document Type: Article

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