Trapping and vaccination of endangered Ethiopian wolves to control an outbreak of rabies

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 109-116

  Knobel, D L ^a,b   Fooks, A R ^c   Brookes, S M ^c   Randall, D A ^b,d   Williams, S D ^b,d,g   Argaw, K ^e   Shiferaw, F ^f   Tallents, L A ^b,d   Laurenson, M K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ETHIOPIAN WOLF CONSERVATION PROGRAMME   (Ethiopia)

^c VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^e Ministry of Agriculture Ethiopia   (Ethiopia)

^f ETHIOPIAN INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH   (Ethiopia)

^g FAUNA AND FLORA INTERNATIONAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Canis simensis; Capture probability; Disease control; Ethiopia; Immunity; Serology

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CANID; CAPTURE METHOD; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE CONTROL; ENDANGERED SPECIES; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; RABIES; TRAPPING; VACCINATION;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS SIMENSIS;

EID: 38349100138     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2007.01387.x     Document Type: Article

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