Q fever outbreaks in small ruminants and people in the Netherlands

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 86, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 74-79

  Van den Brom, R ^a   Vellema, P ^a  

^a GD ANIMAL HEALTH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Abortion; Coxiella burnetii; Goat; Sheep; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVIDAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; COXIELLA BURNETII; NEGIBACTERIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 70449533754     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2009.09.022     Document Type: Article

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