Control of canine rabies in developing countries: Key features and animal welfare implications

OIE Revue Scientifique et Technique

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 311-321

  Arechiga Ceballos N ^a   Karunaratna, D ^b   Aguilar Setien A ^c  

^a Institute de Diagnóstico y Referenda Epidemiológicos   (Mexico)

^b WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION   (United Kingdom)

^c HOSPITAL DE PEDIATRÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Canine; Canine rabies; Developing country; Dogs; Rabies; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

RABIES VACCINE;

AFRICA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; ASIA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; IMMUNOLOGY; MASS IMMUNIZATION; RABIES; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA;

AFRICA; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ASIA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; LATIN AMERICA; MASS VACCINATION; RABIES; RABIES VACCINES;

EID: 84904331990     PISSN: 02531933     EISSN: 16080645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20506/rst.33.1.2278     Document Type: Article

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