Rabies in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa - Where are we going wrong?

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 207-215

  Van Sittert, S J ^a   Raath, J ^b   Akol, G W ^c   Miyen, J M ^d   Mlahlwa, B ^a   Sabeta, C T ^d  

^a Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries Eastern Cape Province   (South Africa)

^b Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries Eastern Cape Province   (South Africa)

^c Dohne ADI   (South Africa)

^d ONDERSTEPOORT VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Dog; Eastern cape; Ecology; Lyssavirus; Rabies; Seroconversion; South Africa; Transkei; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; DOG; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DENSITY; RABIES; SEROCONVERSION; SOUTH AFRICA; VACCINATION;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; LYSSAVIRUS; RABIES VIRUS;

EID: 79952774412     PISSN: 10199128     EISSN: 22249435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/jsava.v81i4.149     Document Type: Article

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