Assessment of exposure to Leptospira serovars in veterinary staff and dog owners in contact with infected dogs

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 238, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 183-188

  Barmettler, Reto ^a,c   Schweighauser, Ariane ^a   Bigler, Susanne ^a   Grooters, Amy M ^b   Francey, Thierry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Schlossstrasse 11   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEPTOSPIRA;

EID: 79551582621     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.238.2.183     Document Type: Article

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