Zoonoses in the mediterranean region

Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanita

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 437-445

  Seimenis, Aristarco ^a   Morelli, Daniela ^b   Mantovani, Adriano ^c  

^a WHO/Mediterranean Zoonoses Control Centre   (Greece)

^b ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELL ABRUZZO E DEL MOLISE G CAPORALE   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brucellosis; Cystic echinococcosis; Food safety; Leishmaniasis; Mediterranean; Middle East; Rabies; Zoonoses

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRUCELLOSIS; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; HUMAN; LEISHMANIASIS; RABIES; SOUTHERN EUROPE; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; BRUCELLOSIS; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; HUMANS; LEISHMANIASIS; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; RABIES; ZOONOSES;

EID: 34047174159     PISSN: 00212571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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