An eastern equine encephalomyelitis (EEE) outbreak in Quebec in the fall of 2008

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1011-1015

  Chénier, Sonia ^a   Côté, Geneviève ^a   Vanderstock, Johanne ^b   Macieira, Susana ^b   Laperl, Alain ^a   Hélie, Pierre ^b  

^a Gouvernement du Quebec   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROMAIIDAE; EASTERN EQUINE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS; EQUIDAE;

EID: 77957792709     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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