Epidemiological Characteristics of Human and Animal Rabies in Azerbaijan

Zoonoses and Public Health

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 111-118

  Zeynalova, S ^a   Shikhiyev, M ^b   Aliyeva, T ^c   Ismayilova, R ^d   Wise, E ^e   Abdullayev, R ^d   Asadov, K ^b   Rustamova, S ^b   Quliyev, F ^a   Whatmore, A M ^e   Marshall, E S ^f,g   Fooks, A R ^e,h   Horton, D L ^e,i  

^a Republican Veterinary Laboratory   (Azerbaijan)

^b State Veterinary Service   (Azerbaijan)

^c State Scientific Control Institute for Veterinary Preparations   (Azerbaijan)

^d Republican Anti Plague Station   (Azerbaijan)

^e VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^f Signature Science   (Azerbaijan)

^g WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Azerbaijan; Control; Epidemiology; One health; Rabies; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

NUCLEOPROTEIN; VIRUS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AZERBAIJAN; BITE; BOVINAE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; GENE SEQUENCE; HORSE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POST EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABIES; RABIES VIRUS; SHEEP; STRAY DOG; VACCINATION; VIRUS STRAIN; ANIMAL; GENETICS; HEALTH SURVEY; IMMUNOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; TIME; VETERINARY; ZOONOSES;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; RABIES VIRUS;

ANIMALS; AZERBAIJAN; HUMANS; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RABIES; RABIES VIRUS; TIME FACTORS; VIRAL VACCINES; ZOONOSES;

EID: 84922697662     PISSN: 18631959     EISSN: 18632378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/zph.12119     Document Type: Article

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