Advances in the Understanding of Coxiella burnetii Infection in Japan

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 781-790

  Hirai, Katsuya ^a   To, Ho ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coxiella burnetii; Coxiellosis; Epidemiology; Q fever

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; COXIELLA BURNETII; RICKETTSIA;

ADULT; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CHILD; COXIELLA BURNETII; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; JAPAN; MICROBIOLOGY; Q FEVER; REVIEW; TICK; WILD ANIMAL;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANIMALS, WILD; CHILD; COXIELLA BURNETII; HUMANS; JAPAN; Q FEVER; TICKS;

EID: 0032111319     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.60.781     Document Type: Review

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