African horse sickness and equine encephalosis: Must Switzerland get prepared?;Afrikanische Pferdepest und equine Encephalosis: Muss sich die Schweiz vorbereiten?

Schweizer Archiv fur Tierheilkunde

Volumn 152, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 165-175

  Zimmerli, U ^a   Herholz, C ^a   Schwermer, H ^a   Hofmann, M ^b   Griot, C ^b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL VETERINARY OFFICE   (Switzerland)

^b INSTITUTE OF VIROLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

African horse sickness (ahs); Equine en cephalosis; Preparation; Vector borne diseases

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; AFRICAN HORSE SICKNESS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASIA; BLUETONGUE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EASTERN EQUINE ENCEPHALITIS; EUROPE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SWITZERLAND;

AFRICA; AFRICAN HORSE SICKNESS; ANIMALS; ASIA; BLUETONGUE; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, EASTERN EQUINE; EUROPE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; RISK FACTORS; SWITZERLAND;

ARTIODACTYLA; EQUIDAE;

EID: 77951184536     PISSN: 00367281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0036-7281/a000039     Document Type: Article

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