Severe anthrax outbreaks in Italy in 2004: Considerations on factors involved in the spread of infection

New Microbiologica

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 83-86

  Fasanella, Antonio ^a   Garofolo, Giuliano ^a   Galante, Domenico ^a   Quaranta, Vincenzo ^a   Palazzo, Lucia ^a   Lista, Florigo ^b   Adone, Rosanna ^c   Jones, Martin Hugh ^d  

^a ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA PUGLIA E DELLA BASILICATA   (Italy)

^b Army Medical Research Centre   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^d LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus anthracis; Outbreaks; SNR analysis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; DEER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; GENETICS; GOAT; GOAT DISEASE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ITALY; MICROBIOLOGY; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE;

ANIMALS; ANTHRAX; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DEER; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; ITALY; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BOS; CAPRA HIRCUS; CERVIDAE; EQUIDAE; HEXAPODA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 77950261139     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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