Investigation of an anthrax outbreak in Alberta in 1999 using a geographic information system

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 315-318

  Parkinson, Robert ^a   Rajic, Andrijana ^b   Jenson, Chris ^c  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

^c CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIC; FARMING SYSTEM; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; NONHUMAN; SOIL STRUCTURE; TOPOGRAPHY; WATER SUPPLY;

ALBERTA; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANTHRAX; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; ANTHRAX;

EID: 0038191090     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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