Gains and future road map for the elimination of dog-transmitted rabies in the americas

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1040-1042

  Clavijo, Alfonso ^a   Del Rio Vilas, Victor Javier ^a   Mayen, Friederike Luise ^a   Yadon, Zaida Estela ^a   Beloto, Albino Jose ^b   Vigilato, Marco Antonio Natal ^c   Schneider, Maria Cristina ^d   Cosivi, Ottorino ^a  

^a PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Brazil)

^b Veterinary Public Health Rio de Janeiro   (Brazil)

^c PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Peru)

^d PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RABIES VACCINE;

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE ELIMINATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; NEGLECTED DISEASE; NONHUMAN; POST EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS; RABIES; RABIES VIRUS; SHORT SURVEY; VACCINATION; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84890320730     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.13-0229     Document Type: Short Survey

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