Human Anthrax in India : Urgent Need for Effective Prevention

Journal of Communicable Diseases

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 240-246

  Kumar, A ^a   Kanungo, Reba ^a   Bhattacharya, S ^a   Badrinath, S ^a   Dutta, T K ^a   Swaminathan, R P ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ANTHRAX; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MANDATORY REPORTING; PROGNOSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTHRAX; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MANDATORY REPORTING; PENICILLINS; PROGNOSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; ZOONOSES;

EID: 0034578209     PISSN: 00195138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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