Discrepancies in data reporting for rabies, Africa

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 529-533

  Nel, Louis H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DOG; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECOSYSTEM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); NONHUMAN; PARALYSIS; PUBLICATION; RABIES; RISK FACTOR; TRADITIONAL HEALER; VACCINATION; VACCINE PRODUCTION; ZOONOSIS;

AFRICA; DATA REPORTING; DISCREPANCIES IN DATA REPORTING; INCIDENCE; RABIES; RABIES VIRUS; REPORTABLE DISEASES; VIRUSES; ZOONOSES;

AFRICA; ANIMALS; ASIA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENDEMIC DISEASES; HUMANS; PUBLICATION BIAS; RABIES; RABIES VACCINES; RABIES VIRUS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84875363104     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1904.120185     Document Type: Article

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