Rabies in South Africa between 1993 and 2005 - What has been achieved?

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 16-21

  Gummow, B ^a,b   Roefs, Y A A ^c   De Klerk, G ^d  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d Forestry and Fisheries of the Republic of South Africa   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Distribution; Domestic animals; Frequency; Production animals; Rabies; Regions; Seasonal; South africa; Wild animals

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COW; DOG; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; LABORATORY; NONHUMAN; RABIES; SOUTH AFRICA; VETERINARY MEDICINE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DOG DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANIMALS, WILD; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; RABIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; SOUTH AFRICA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77956091976     PISSN: 10199128     EISSN: 22249435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/jsava.v81i1.89     Document Type: Article

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