The seroprevalence of coxiellosis in farmers and cattle in Erzurum District in Turkey

Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 71-75

  Seyitoglu, Şenay ^a   Özkurt, Zülal ^b   Dinler, Ufuk ^a   Okumuş, Biray ^a  

^a Veterinary Control and Research Institute   (Turkey)

^b ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cattle; Coxiella burnetii; Coxiellosis; Farmer; Q fever

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; COXIELLA BURNETII;

EID: 33745884091     PISSN: 13000128     EISSN: 13000128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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