Prevalence of Leptospira and Brucella antibodies in wild boars (Sus scrofa) in Tuscany, Italy

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 718-722

  Ebani, Valentina V ^a   Cerri, Domenico ^a   Poli, Alessandro ^a   Andreani, Ernesto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brucellosis; Leptospirosis; Serology; Sus scrofa; Wild boars

Indexed keywords

BRUCELLA; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; SUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 3042519183     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-39.3.718     Document Type: Article

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