Re-emergence of rabies in dogs and other domestic animals in eastern Bhutan, 2005-2007

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 220-225

  Tenzin, ^a,b   Dhand, N K ^a   Dorjee, J ^c   Ward, M P ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Regional Livestock Development Centre   (Bhutan)

^c Renewable Natural Resource Research Centre   (Bhutan)

^d NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eastern Bhutan; epidemic; rabies outbreak

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BHUTAN; CAT; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; EPIDEMIC; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HORSE; NONHUMAN; RABIES; SPECIES COMPARISON; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE;

ANIMALS; BHUTAN; CATS; CATTLE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; DOGS; HORSES; RABIES;

EID: 79952233157     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268810001135     Document Type: Article

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