Orf (contagious pustular dermatitis) in farmworkers: Prevalence and risk fac

Veterinary Record

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 7-11

  Paiba, G A ^a   Thomas, D Rh ^a   Morgan, K L ^a   Bennett, M ^a   Salmon, R L ^a   Chalmers, R ^a   Kench, S M ^a   Coleman, T J ^a   Meadows, D ^a   Morgan Capner, P ^a   Softley, P ^a   Sillis, M ^a   Green, L E ^a  

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEROLOGY; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; COHORT STUDIES; DOGS; ECTHYMA, CONTAGIOUS; ENGLAND; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEROLOGIC TESTS; SHEEP;

EID: 0033519819     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.145.1.7     Document Type: Article

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