Transmission dynamics and prospects for the elimination of canine Rabies

PLoS Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 0462-0471

  Hampson, Katie ^a,b   Dushoff, Jonathan ^c   Cleaveland, Sarah ^d,e   Haydon, Daniel T ^e   Kaare, Magai ^f   Packer, Craig ^g   Dobson, Andy ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RABIES VACCINE;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CARNIVORE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; RABIES; TANZANIA; TURNOVER TIME; VACCINATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; DOG DISEASE; INCIDENCE; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; INCIDENCE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RABIES; RABIES VACCINES; TANZANIA; VACCINATION;

EID: 65949084710     PISSN: 15449173     EISSN: 15457885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1000053     Document Type: Article

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