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Compendium of animal rabies prevention and control, 2004 : National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians, Inc. (NASPHV).

Rabies is a fatal zoonosis and a serious public health problem (1). The purpose of this compendium is to provide information to veterinarians, public health officials, and others concerned with rabies prevention and control. These recommendations serve as the basis for animal rabies-control programs...

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Corporate Authors: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.), National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians (U.S.), National Center for Infectious Diseases (U.S.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Atlanta, Ga. : Epidemiology Program Office : U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2004.
Series:Morbidity and mortality weekly report ; v. 53, no. RR-9.
Subjects:
Animals.
Animals, Domestic.
Animals, Wild.
Rabies > prevention & control.
Rabies > veterinary.
Rabies Vaccines > administration & dosage.
Vaccination > standards.
Vaccination > veterinary.
Veterinary Medicine > standards.
United States.
Online Access:text version
PDF version
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Summary:Rabies is a fatal zoonosis and a serious public health problem (1). The purpose of this compendium is to provide information to veterinarians, public health officials, and others concerned with rabies prevention and control. These recommendations serve as the basis for animal rabies-control programs throughout the United States and facilitate standardization of procedures among jurisdictions, thereby contributing to an effective national rabies-control program. This document is reviewed annually and revised as necessary. Parental vaccination procedure recommendations are contained in Part I; Part II details the principles of rabies control; all animal rabies vaccines licensed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and marketed in the United States ae listed in Part III.
Physical Description:8 pages ; 28 cm.
Also available via the World Wide Web.
Bibliography:Bibliography: page 5.