Targeted surveillance of raccoon rabies in Québec, Canada

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1406-1416

  Rees, Erin E ^a   Bélanger, Denise ^a   Lelièvre, Frédérick ^b   Coté, Nathalie ^c   Lambert, Louise ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b MINISTÈRE DES RESSOURCES NATURELLES ET DE LA FAUNE   (Canada)

^c Gouvernement du Quebec   (Canada)

^d INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

Author keywords

Mephitis mephitis; Procyon lotor; Qu bec; raccoon habitat; raccoon rabies; skunk habitat; targeted surveillance

Indexed keywords

DETECTION METHOD; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE SPREAD; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; FOREST EDGE; HABITAT TYPE; HAY; HEALTH CARE; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; MAMMAL; PROBABILITY; RABIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING; TRAPPING; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

CANADA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

ANIMALIA; CARNIVORA; MEPHITIDAE; MEPHITIS MEPHITIS; PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79960754141     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: 19372817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.178     Document Type: Article

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