Roles of the Wolf and the Raccoon Dog in the Ecology and Epidemiology of Rabies in the USSR

1 November 1988

journal article
research article
Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases

Vol. 10 (Supplement) , S634-S636
https://doi.org/10.1093/clinids/10.supplement_4.s634

Abstract

At the end of the 196Os, the roles of the wolf and the raccoon dog in the ecology and epidemiology of rabies in the USSR increased rapidly. This increase was caused by a lack of attention to measures of wolf control and by the introduction of the raccoon dog into the European part of the USSR. The intensification of control measures led to a decrease in the role played by these animals in the ecology and epidemiology of rabies.

Keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY
ECOLOGY
ANIMALS
INTENSIFICATION
RACCOON DOG
WOLF
RAPIDLY
196OS