Rabies-vaccination coverage and profiles of the owned-dog population in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia

Zoonoses and Public Health

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 177-183

  Suzuki, K ^a   Pereira, J A C ^b   Frias L A ^b   Lopez R ^b   Mutinelli, L E ^a   Pons, E R ^a  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS VETERINARIAS   (Argentina)

^b Centro de Investigación Económica del Colegio de Economista   (Bolivia)

Author keywords

Dogs; Questionnaire survey; Rabies; South America

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOLIVIA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DOG; DOG BITE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HEALTH EDUCATION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABIES; VACCINATION;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; BOLIVIA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RABIES; RABIES VACCINES; RISK FACTORS; VACCINATION; ZOONOSES;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 41749123694     PISSN: 18631959     EISSN: 18632378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1863-2378.2008.01114.x     Document Type: Article

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