Domestic dog demographic structure and dynamics relevant to rabies control planning in urban areas in Africa: The case of Iringa, Tanzania

BMC Veterinary Research

Volumn 8, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Gsell, Alena S ^a   Knobel, Darryn L ^b,c   Kazwala, Rudovick R ^c   Vounatsou, Penelope ^d   Zinsstag, Jakob ^e  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^e SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

RABIES VACCINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MASS IMMUNIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RABIES; SEX RATIO; TANZANIA; URBAN POPULATION;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; MALE; MASS VACCINATION; OWNERSHIP; POPULATION DYNAMICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RABIES; RABIES VACCINES; SEX RATIO; TANZANIA; URBAN POPULATION;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84870386304     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17466148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-6148-8-236     Document Type: Article

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