Serosurvey of Brucella spp. infection in the Kafue lechwe (Kobus leche kafuensis) of the Kafue flats in Zambia

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1063-1069

  Muma, John Bwalya ^a   Lund, Arve ^b   Siamudaala, Victor M ^c   Munang'Andu, Hetron Mweemba ^a   Munyeme, Musso ^a   Matope, Gift ^d   Nielsen, Klaus ^e   Jønne, Berit D ^b   Godfroid, Jacques ^f   Tryland, Morten ^f   Skjerve, Eystein ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^b NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^c Zambia Wildlife Authority   (Zambia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^e CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

^f NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Brucella; Kafue flats; Kafue lechwe; Wildlife; Zambia

Indexed keywords

BRUCELLA; KOBUS LECHE;

EID: 78149267936     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-46.4.1063     Document Type: Article

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