Ecologic studies of rodent reservoirs: Their relevance for human health

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 529-537

  Mills, James N ^a   Childs, James E ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; ECOLOGY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; NAIRO VIRUS; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; VIRUS CELL INTERACTION;

EID: 0031759623     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0404.980403     Document Type: Review

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