Plague Today

Medical History

Volumn 52, Issue S27, 2008, Pages 115-122

  Carniel, Elisabeth ^a  

^a Yersinia Research Unit   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; EPIDEMIC; FLEA; HUMAN; MAMMAL; MICROBIOLOGY; NOMENCLATURE; PARASITE VECTOR; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLAGUE; REVIEW; YERSINIA PESTIS;

ANIMALS; ARTHROPOD VECTORS; EPIDEMICS; HUMANS; MAMMALS; PLAGUE; SIPHONAPTERA; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 45549084657     PISSN: 00257273     EISSN: 20488343     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025727300072124     Document Type: Article

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