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Completely revised and updated, the new edition features a straightforward description of recent advances in rabies research, including coverage of the newest vaccines and the most effective of the treatement methods. The contributors present the biological and medical details of rabies in clear, nontechnical language, explaining what can be done to contain and cure the disease and outlining the implications for those who own or care for animals. From reviews of the first edition: "Written for the intelligent nonbiologist by eight specialists now working on rabies....An attractive book, neatly bound, well illustrated with photographs....A good survey."--Choice. "A welcome addtition to the book shelf of everyone with an interest in the disease. It is of special value to the physician, veterinarian, or worker in public health or wildlife management."--Annals of Internal Medicine