Imported human rabies cases in Europe, the United States, and Japan, 1990 to 2010

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 402-407

  Malerczyk, Claudius ^a   DeTora, Lisa ^a   Gniel, Dieter ^a  

^a Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPORIATRICS; ENCEPHALITIS; EUROPE; HUMAN; JAPAN; RABIES; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EUROPE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; RABIES; RABIES VIRUS; SURVIVAL RATE; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80054964144     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2011.00557.x     Document Type: Review

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