Signs observed among animal species infected with raccoon rabies variant virus, Massachusetts, USA, 1992-2010

Animals

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 396-401

  Wang, Xingtai ^a   Werner, Barbara G ^a   Smole, Sandra ^a   Pani, Vasil ^a   Han, Linda L ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Clinical signs; Rabid animals; Raccoon rabies variant virus (RRV)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879908271     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20762615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ani1040396     Document Type: Article

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