Q fever in the Netherlands: An update on the epidemiology and control measures

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  van der Hoek, W ^a   Dijkstra, F ^a   Schimmer, B ^a   Schneeberger, P M ^b   Vellema, P ^c   Wijkmans, C ^d   ter Schegget, R ^e   Hackert, V ^f   van Duynhoven, Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b JEROEN BOSCH HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c GD ANIMAL HEALTH   (Netherlands)

^d Municipal Health Service Hart voor Brabant   (Netherlands)

^e Municipal Health Service Brabant Zuidoost   (Netherlands)

^f Municipal Health Service South Limburg   (Netherlands)

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EID: 77950976619     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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