Wild birds and human pathogens in the context of ringing and migration

Ringing and Migration

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 193-200

  Abulreesh, Hussein H ^a   Goulder, Raymond ^b   Scott, Graham W ^b  

^a UMM AL QURA UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIAN INFLUENZA; BIRD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; MICROORGANISM; MIGRATION; PATHOGEN; RINGING; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA;

EID: 37149042068     PISSN: 03078698     EISSN: 21598355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03078698.2007.9674363     Document Type: Article

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