Evaluation of Mass Vaccination Campaign Coverage Against Rabies in Dogs in Tunisia

Zoonoses and Public Health

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 110-118

  Touihri, L ^a   Zaouia, I ^b   Elhili, K ^b   Dellagi, K ^a   Bahloul, C ^a  

^a PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^b DSSB   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Dog; Public health; Questionnaire; Rabies; Vaccine; Zoonoses

Indexed keywords

RABIES VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MASS IMMUNIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RABIES; STATISTICS; TUNISIA;

ANIMALS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS VACCINATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RABIES; RABIES VACCINES; TUNISIA; ZOONOSES;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 79551694331     PISSN: 18631959     EISSN: 18632378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1863-2378.2009.01306.x     Document Type: Article

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