An overview of early anthrax outbreaks in northern Canada: Field reports of the health of animals branch, agriculture Canada, 1962-71

Arctic

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 32-40

  Dragon, D C ^a,b   Elkin, B T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Govt of the Northwest Territories ^*  (Canada)

^c DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anthrax; Bison; Disease; Northwest Territories; Wood Buffalo National Park

Indexed keywords

DISEASE; HEALTH CARE; VACCINATION;

ALBERTA; CANADA;

ANIMALIA; ANTHRAX; BISON; BUBALUS;

EID: 0035025682     PISSN: 00040843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14430/arctic761     Document Type: Article

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