ERA vaccine-derived cases of rabies in wildlife and domestic animals in Ontario, Canada, 1989-2004

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 71-85

  Fehlner Gardiner, Christine ^a   Nadin Davis, Susan ^a   Armstrong, Janet ^a   Muldoon, Frances ^a   Bachmann, Peter ^b   Wandeler, Alexander ^a  

^a Ottawa Laboratory Fallowfield   (Canada)

^b TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

ERA BHK21 vaccine; Ontario; Pathogenicity; Rabies; Raccoon; Red fox

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; CANIDAE; CARNIVORA; MEPHITIS; MEPHITIS MEPHITIS; PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR; RABIES VIRUS; VULPES; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 42549155888     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-44.1.71     Document Type: Article

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