Coxiella burnetii in wild-caught filth flies

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1002-1004

  Nelder, Mark P ^a   Lloyd, John E ^b   Loftis, Amanda D ^c,f   Reeves, Will K ^d,e  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^e USDA ARS   (United States)

^f NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

COXIELLA BURNETII; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA EXTRACTION; FLY; LETTER; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; Q FEVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 45249113945     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1406.071691     Document Type: Letter

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