Confirmation by PCR of Coxiella burnetii infection in animals at a zoo in Lisbon, Portugal

Veterinary Record

Volumn 163, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 221-222

  Clemente, L ^a   Fernandes, T L ^b   Barahona, M J ^a   Bernardino, R ^b   Botelho, A ^a  

^a Laboratorio Nacional de Investigacao Veterinaria   (Portugal)

^b Jardim Zoológico e de Aclimataçao de Portugal   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; COXIELLA BURNETII;

EID: 50849101453     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.163.7.221     Document Type: Article

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