Zoonoses in petting zoos: Prevalence estimate and evaluation of hygiene measures;Vorkommen von zoonosen in streichelzoos und beurteilung der hygienemassnahmen für die übertragung auf den menschen

Schweizer Archiv fur Tierheilkunde

Volumn 147, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 532-540

  Butikofer B ^a   Bissig Choisat, B ^a   Regula, G ^a   Corboz, L ^b   Wittwer, M ^c   Danuser, J ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL VETERINARY OFFICE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Campylobacter spp.; Francisella tularensis; Prevalence; Salmonella spp.; Verocytotoxin producing E. coli (VTEC)

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CAMPYLOBACTER LARI; CAPRA HIRCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 29044435748     PISSN: 00367281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0036-7281.147.12.532     Document Type: Article

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