The Pan-African Rabies Control Network (PARACON): A unified approach to eliminating canine rabies in Africa

Antiviral Research

Volumn 124, Issue , 2015, Pages 93-100

  Scott, T P ^a,b   Coetzer, A ^a,b   De Balogh, K ^c   Wright, N ^a   Nel, L H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b Erasmus Forum A434   (South Africa)

^c FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Africa; Global Alliance for Rabies Control; One health; PARACON; Rabies elimination

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG; HEALTH PROGRAM; INFECTION CONTROL; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABIES; REVIEW; ANIMAL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COMMUNITY CARE; DISEASE ERADICATION; DOG DISEASES; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC HEALTH; RABIES VIRUS; VETERINARY; VIROLOGY;

RABIES VACCINE;

AFRICA; ANIMALS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; DISEASE ERADICATION; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RABIES; RABIES VACCINES; RABIES VIRUS;

EID: 84947060265     PISSN: 01663542     EISSN: 18729096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2015.10.002     Document Type: Review

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