The control of raccoon rabies in ontario Canada: Proactive and reactive tactics, 1994-2007

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 772-784

  Rosatte, R C ^a   Donovan, D ^a   Allan, M ^a   Bruce, L ^a   Buchanan, T ^a   Sobey, K ^a   Stevenson, B ^a   Gibson, M ^a   MacDonald, T ^a   Whalen, M ^a   Davies, J C ^a   Muldoon, F ^b   Wandeler, A ^b  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Mephitis mephitis; Procyon lotor; Rabies control; Raccoon; Striped skunk

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORA; MEPHITIDAE; MEPHITIS; MEPHITIS MEPHITIS; PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR;

RABIES VACCINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CARNIVORA; FEMALE; INJECTION; MALE; RABIES; RACCOON; VACCINATION; VIROLOGY; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; FEMALE; INJECTIONS; MALE; MEPHITIDAE; ONTARIO; RABIES; RABIES VACCINES; RACCOONS; VACCINATION;

EID: 70349333195     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-45.3.772     Document Type: Article

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