The occurrence of rabies in pre-Columbian Central America: An historical search

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 139, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1445-1452

  Vos, A ^a   Nunan, C ^b   Bolles, D ^c   Muller T ^d   Fooks, A R ^e   Tordo, N ^f   Baer, G M ^g  

^a IDT Biologika GmbH   (Germany)

^b Independent Researcher   (Canada)

^c Independent Researcher   (United States)

^d FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

^e VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^f INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^g Laboratories Baer   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Rabies (animal); Rabies (human)

Indexed keywords

ANTIQUITY; CENTRAL AMERICA; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ETHNIC GROUP; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; RABIES; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CENTRAL AMERICA; HISTORY, 15TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 16TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; RABIES;

EID: 80053086983     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268811001440     Document Type: Review

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