The challenge of emerging zoonoses in Asia pacific

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 388-394

  Bhatia, Rajesh ^a   Narain, Jai P ^a  

^a WHO Regional Office for South East Asia   (India)

Author keywords

Asia; Emerging infectious diseases; Zoonoses

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ASIA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH; HUMAN; MORTALITY; REVIEW; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; ASIA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; WORLD HEALTH; ZOONOSES;

EID: 78349269855     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1010539510370908     Document Type: Review

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