Rabies epidemiology and control in Turkey: Past and present

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 138, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 305-312

  Johnson, N ^a   Un, H ^b   Fooks, A R ^a   Freuling, C ^c   Mller, T ^c   Aylan, O ^b   Vos, A ^d  

^a VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b Etlik Central Veterinary Control and Research Institute   (Turkey)

^c FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

^d IDT Biologika GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Rabies (animal); Rabies (human)

Indexed keywords

RABIES VACCINE;

CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DOG; DOG BITE; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; RABIES; REVIEW; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); URBANIZATION; VIRUS ISOLATION; WILDLIFE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG DISEASE; IMMUNOLOGY;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; HUMANS; RABIES; RABIES VACCINES; TURKEY;

EID: 76549136320     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268809990963     Document Type: Review

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