Summary of foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks reported in and around the Kruger National Park, South Africa, between 1970 and 2009

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 201-206

  Dyason, E ^a  

^a Department of Agriculture Western Cape Outeniqua Research Farm   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Foot and mouth disease; Kruger National Park; Limpopo province; Outbreak reporting; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE; NATIONAL PARK; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; SEROTYPE; SOUTH AFRICA; SUMMER; WINTER;

EID: 79952765827     PISSN: 10199128     EISSN: 22249435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/jsava.v81i4.148     Document Type: Article

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