Rabies in Iraq: Trends in Human Cases 2001–2010 and Characterisation of Animal Rabies Strains from Baghdad

Daniel L. Horton; Mashair Z. Ismail; Eman S. Siryan; Abdul Raheem A. Wali; Husam E. Ab-dulla; Emma Wise; Katja Voller; Graeme Harkess; Denise A. Marston; Lorraine M. McElhinney; Salah F. Abbas; Anthony R. Fooks

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0002075

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Rabies in Iraq: Trends in Human Cases 2001–2010 and Characterisation of Animal Rabies Strains from Baghdad

Daniel L. Horton ,

* E-mail: daniel.horton@ahvla.gsi.gov.uk

Affiliation Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Weybridge, United Kingdom
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Mashair Z. Ismail,

Affiliation Central Veterinary Laboratory, Iraq State Company for Veterinary Services, Baghdad, Iraq
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Eman S. Siryan,

Affiliation Baghdad Veterinary Hospital, Iraq State Company for Veterinary Services, Baghdad, Iraq
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Abdul Raheem A. Wali,

Affiliation Baghdad Veterinary Hospital, Iraq State Company for Veterinary Services, Baghdad, Iraq
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Husam E. Ab-dulla,

Affiliation Baghdad Veterinary Hospital, Iraq State Company for Veterinary Services, Baghdad, Iraq
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Emma Wise,

Affiliation Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Weybridge, United Kingdom
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Katja Voller,

Affiliation Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Weybridge, United Kingdom
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Graeme Harkess,

Affiliation Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Weybridge, United Kingdom
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Denise A. Marston,

Affiliation Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Weybridge, United Kingdom
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Lorraine M. McElhinney,

Affiliations Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Weybridge, United Kingdom, National Consortium for Zoonosis Research, Leahurst, Neston, Wirral, United Kingdom
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Salah F. Abbas,

Affiliation Central Veterinary Laboratory, Iraq State Company for Veterinary Services, Baghdad, Iraq
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Anthony R. Fooks

Affiliations Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Weybridge, United Kingdom, National Consortium for Zoonosis Research, Leahurst, Neston, Wirral, United Kingdom
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Rabies in Iraq: Trends in Human Cases 2001–2010 and Characterisation of Animal Rabies Strains from Baghdad

Daniel L. Horton,
Mashair Z. Ismail,
Eman S. Siryan,
Abdul Raheem A. Wali,
Husam E. Ab-dulla,
Emma Wise,
Katja Voller,
Graeme Harkess,
Denise A. Marston,
Lorraine M. McElhinney

Published: February 28, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002075

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