Control of terrestrial animal rabies in Anne Arundel county, Maryland, after oral vaccination of raccoons (1998-2007)

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 241, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 725-734

  Horman Dr , Joseph T ^a   Shannon, Kyle V ^a   Marie Simpson, E ^a   Burja, Thomas M ^a   Fey, Robert H ^b   Smith, Jeremy J ^a   Phillips, Frances B ^c  

^a Anne Arundel County Department of Health   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RABIES VACCINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; IMMUNOLOGY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREVALENCE; RABIES; RACCOON; UNITED STATES;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; MARYLAND; PREVALENCE; RABIES; RABIES VACCINES; RACCOONS;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR; RABIES VIRUS;

EID: 84866005954     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.241.6.725     Document Type: Article

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