A survey of zoonotic diseases contracted by South African veterinarians

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 72-76

  Gummow, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Prevalence; South Africa; Survey; Veterinarians; Zoonoses

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITOSIS; RNA VIRUS INFECTION; RURAL AREA; SOUTH AFRICA; SURVIVAL RATE; VETERINARY MEDICINE; WORK ENVIRONMENT; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 1642482875     PISSN: 10199128     EISSN: 22249435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/jsava.v74i3.514     Document Type: Article

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