Comparison of suburban vaccine distribution strategies to control raccoon rabies

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1014-1023

  Boulanger, Jason R ^a   Bigler, Laura L ^b   Curtis, Paul D ^a   Lein, Donald H ^b   Lembo Jr , Arthur J ^a  

^a Plant Breeding and Genetics Section in the School of Integrative Plant Science   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Bait station; New York; Oral rabies vaccination; Procyon lotor; PVC; Rabies; Raccoon; Suburban landscapes

Indexed keywords

PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR; RABIES VIRUS;

EID: 56549085063     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-44.4.1014     Document Type: Article

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