Ecology of Foxes and Rabies Control
Year: 1959
Type: article
Abstract: A 5-year study of fox populations in the southeastern United States was undertaken to provide information applicable to the pre¬ vention of rabies.The research was designed to accomplish at least six objectives: to estimate numbers of foxes, to determine reproduction and death rates, to examine the extent of move¬ ment, to determine the prevalence of rabies in a random sample of foxes, to evaluate procedures for controlling their numbers, and to suggest possible trends in fox populations in the future.Results of the investigation, presented in detail in a series of papers in specialized journals (_?-£), are here summarized and interpreted from the public health point of view.The research was conducted in Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina, with Thomasville and Newton, Ga., as bases.This area was chosen for several reasons.First, rabies has occurred in these States for many years.Sec¬
DOI: 10.2307/4590392
Authors: David E. Davis, John E. Wood
Language: English
Subfield: Virology
Field: Immunology and Microbiology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W12291608