Factors Associated with Dog Rabies Vaccination in Bhol, Philippines: Results of a Cross-Sectional Cluster Survey Conducted Following the Island-Wide Rabies Elimination Campaign

Zoonoses and Public Health

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 494-503

  Davlin, S ^a,b   Lapiz, S M ^c   Miranda, M E ^d   Murray, K ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^c Office of the Provincial Veterinarian   (Philippines)

^d Erasmus Forum A434   (Philippines)

^e BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cluster survey; Cross sectional; Dog; Philippines; Rabies

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; DOG; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHILIPPINES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABIES; SEX RATIO; VACCINATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ANIMAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ERADICATION; DOG DISEASES; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REPRODUCTION; STATISTICAL MODEL; VETERINARY;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

RABIES VACCINE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; DISEASE ERADICATION; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; OWNERSHIP; PHILIPPINES; RABIES; RABIES VACCINES; REPRODUCTION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; VACCINATION;

EID: 84885894572     PISSN: 18631959     EISSN: 18632378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/zph.12026     Document Type: Article

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