Population Dynamics of Owned, Free-Roaming Dogs: Implications for Rabies Control.
BACKGROUND:Rabies is a serious yet neglected public health threat in resource-limited communities in Africa, where the virus is maintained in populations of owned, free-roaming domestic dogs. Rabies elimination can be achieved through the mass vaccination of dogs, but maintaining the critical thresh...
Main Authors: | Anne Conan, Oluyemisi Akerele, Greg Simpson, Bjorn Reininghaus, Jacques van Rooyen, Darryn Knobel |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2015-11-01
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Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4636342?pdf=render |
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