Elimination of terrestrial rabies in Germany using oral vaccination of foxes

Berliner und Munchener Tierarztliche Wochenschrift

Volumn 125, Issue 5-6, 2012, Pages 178-190

  Müller, Thomas ^a   Bätza, Hans Joachim ^b   Freuling, Conrad ^a   Kliemt, Anke ^a   Kliemt, Jeannette ^a   Heuser, Rolf ^b   Schlüter, Hartmut ^a   Selhorst, Thomas ^a   Vos, Adriaan ^c   Mettenleiter, Thomas C ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

^b Entwicklungsprojekte und Welternährung   (Germany)

^c IDT Biologika GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Costs; Elimination; Fox rabies; Germany; Oral rabies vaccination; Vaccination strategy

Indexed keywords

RABIES VACCINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DISEASE CONTROL; ECONOMICS; FOX; GERMANY; HISTORY; METHODOLOGY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RABIES; VACCINATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; DISEASE ERADICATION; FOXES; GERMANY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; RABIES; RABIES VACCINES; VACCINATION;

CANIDAE;

EID: 84866151655     PISSN: 00059366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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