Cross-border transport of rescue dogs may spread rabies in Europe

Veterinary Record

Volumn 176, Issue 26, 2015, Pages 672-

  Klevar, S ^a   Hogasen H R ^a   Davidson, R K ^a   Hamnes, I S ^a   Berndtsson, L Treiberg ^b   Lund, A ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^b NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; RABIES VIRUS;

RABIES VACCINE; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL WELFARE; DOG; DOG DISEASES; EUROPE; IMMUNOLOGY; RABIES; RABIES VIRUS; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; TRANSMISSION; VACCINATION; VETERINARY;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; EUROPE; RABIES; RABIES VACCINES; RABIES VIRUS; TRANSPORTATION; VACCINATION;

EID: 84933576325     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: 20427670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.102909     Document Type: Article

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