Rabies in Latin America

Neurological Research

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 272-277

  Ruiz, Marco ^a   Chávez, Carlo Briones ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

Author keywords

Latin America; Program; Rabies

Indexed keywords

AMANTADINE; DIPLOID CELL VACCINE; RABIES VACCINE; RIBAVIRIN; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

BAT; CAT; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DOG; DRUG FATALITY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EPIDEMIC; ERADICATION THERAPY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTENSIVE CARE; LIVESTOCK; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDLINE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; RABIES; REVACCINATION; REVIEW; RHABDOVIRUS; SKIN BIOPSY; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WILDLIFE; WOUND CARE;

ANIMALS; CHIROPTERA; DOGS; HUMANS; LATIN AMERICA; RABIES;

EID: 77951249346     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/016164110X12645013284257     Document Type: Review

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