Temporal and spatial distribution of blastomycosis cases among humans and dogs in Illinois (2001-2007)

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 239, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 335-343

  Herrmann, John A ^a   Kostiuk, Stacy L ^a   Dworkin, Mark S ^b   Johnson, Yvette J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLASTOMYCOSIS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; RACE; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BLASTOMYCOSIS; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; INCIDENCE; MALE; TIME FACTORS;

AJELLOMYCES DERMATITIDIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 79961075763     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.239.3.335     Document Type: Article

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