Epidemiologic features of equine Leptospira interrogans of human significance

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 153-165

  Barwick, Rachel S ^a   Mohammed, Hussni O ^a   McDonough, Patrick L ^a   White, Maurice E ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Horse; Leptospira interrogans; Zoonoses

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; HUMAN; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MICROBIOLOGY; UNITED STATES; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; HUMANS; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; NEW YORK; WEIL DISEASE; ZOONOSES;

EID: 0032493530     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5877(98)00069-5     Document Type: Article

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