Rabid Epidemiologies: The Emergence and Resurgence of Rabies in Twentieth Century South Africa

Journal of the History of Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 81-101

  Brown, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

disease; dog; environment; jackal; meerkat; rabies; South Africa; yellow mongoose

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; HISTORY; HUMAN; RABIES; SOUTH AFRICA;

ANIMALS; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; RABIES; SOUTH AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CARNIVORA; CYNICTIS PENICILLATA; RABIES VIRUS; SURICATA SURICATTA;

EID: 79953024381     PISSN: 00225010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10739-010-9241-9     Document Type: Article

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