Update on oral vaccination of foxes and raccoon dogs against rabies

EFSA Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2015, Pages

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Author keywords

bait; fox; Nyctereutes procyonoides; rabies; raccoon dog; vaccine; Vulpes vulpes

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EID: 85031720514     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18314732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2015.4164     Document Type: Article

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