Field evaluation of an inactivated vaccine to control raccoon rabies in Ontario, Canada

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 818-831

  Sobey, K G ^a   Rosatte, R ^a   Bachmann, P ^a   Buchanan, T ^a   Bruce, L ^a   Donovan, D ^a   Brown, L ^a   Davies, J C ^a   Fehlner Gardiner, C ^b   Wandeler, A ^b  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

C ELISA; Canine distemper; Immune response; IMRAB 3; Procyon lotor; Rabies; Raccoon; Vaccine efficacy

Indexed keywords

PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR; RABIES VIRUS;

EID: 78149275445     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-46.3.818     Document Type: Article

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