Review of Rabies Epidemiology and Control in South, South East and East Asia: Past, Present and Prospects for Elimination

Zoonoses and Public Health

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 451-467

  Tenzin, ^a,b   Ward, M P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Ministry of Agriculture   (Bhutan)

Author keywords

Control programs; Epidemiology; Human and animals; Rabies; South Asia; South East Asia

Indexed keywords

PURIFIED CHICK EMBRYO CELL VACCINE; PURIFIED DUCK EMBRYO VACCINE; PURIFIED EQUINE RABIES IMMUNOGLOBULIN; PURIFIED VERO CELL RABIES VACCINE; RABIES VACCINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AFGHANISTAN; AWARENESS; BANGLADESH; BHUTAN; CAMBODIA; CHINA; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DOG BITE; ECONOMICS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INDONESIA; INFECTION CONTROL; LAOS; MALDIVES; MORTALITY; MYANMAR; NEPAL; NONHUMAN; PAKISTAN; PHILIPPINES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABIES; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SRI LANKA; THAILAND; VACCINE PRODUCTION; VIET NAM;

ANIMALS; ASIA; DISEASE ERADICATION; DOGS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RABIES; ZOONOSES;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 84866772907     PISSN: 18631959     EISSN: 18632378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1863-2378.2012.01489.x     Document Type: Review

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