Rift Valley fever virus: A seroepidemiologic study of small terrestrial vertebrates in South Africa

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 693-698

  Pretorius, A ^a   Oelofsen, M J ^a   Smith, M S ^a   Van Der Ryst, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

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Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; RIFT VALLEY FEVER BUNYAVIRUS; SERODIAGNOSIS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0031473033     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1997.57.693     Document Type: Article

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