Prevalence of tetracycline and rabies virus antibody in raccoons, skunks, and foxes following aerial distribution of V-RG baits to control raccoon rabies in Ontario, Canada

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 946-964

  Rosatte, Rick ^a   Allan, M ^a   Bachmann, P ^a   Sobey, K ^a   Donovan, D ^a   Davies, J C ^a   Silver, A ^a   Bennett, K ^a   Brown, L ^a   Stevenson, B ^a   Buchanan, T ^a   Bruce, L ^a   Wandeler, A ^b   Fehlner Gardiner, C ^b   Beresford, A ^c   Beath, A ^c   Escobar, M ^d   Maki, J ^e   Schumacher, C ^e  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

^c Artemis Technologies Inc   (Canada)

^d USSEC   (United States)

^e BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMA GMBH AND CO KG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Oral vaccination; Procyon lotor; Rabid raccoon; Rabies; Rabies control; Raccoon; Raccoon rabies; V RG; Vaccine baits

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; CARNIVORA; MEPHITIDAE; PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR; RABIES VIRUS; VACCINIA VIRUS;

EID: 56549094107     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-44.4.946     Document Type: Article

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