The ABCs of bioterrorism for veterinarians, focusing on Category B and C agents

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 224, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1096-1104

  Davis, Radford G ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HEALTH; ANIMAL RIGHTS; ANIMAL WELLBEING; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; BRUCELLOSIS; CLASSIFICATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; INFECTION RISK; NIPAH VIRUS; NONHUMAN; Q FEVER; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; VETERINARY MEDICINE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; BIOTERRORISM; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES; VETERINARIANS; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALIA; NIPAH VIRUS;

EID: 1642564410     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2004.224.1096     Document Type: Review

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