Eliminating canine rabies, the principal source of human infection: What will it take?

Antiviral Research

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 291-296

  Meslin, F X ^a   Briggs, D J ^b  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b Erasmus Forum A434   (United States)

Author keywords

Canine rabies; Canine Mediated human rabies; Lyssavirus; Rabies; Rabies elimination; Rabies prevention

Indexed keywords

RABIES VACCINE;

ANIMAL WELFARE; DOG BITE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LAW; MASS IMMUNIZATION; NONHUMAN; POST EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; RABIES; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; VACCINATION; WOUND CARE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; IMMUNIZATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; VETERINARY MEDICINE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG; DOG DISEASE; PHYSIOLOGY; RABIES VIRUS; VIROLOGY; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; LYSSAVIRUS;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RABIES; RABIES VIRUS; ZOONOSES;

EID: 84875971513     PISSN: 01663542     EISSN: 18729096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2013.03.011     Document Type: Review

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