Bartonella seroprevalence in rural Thailand

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 687-692

  Bhengsri, Saithip ^a   Baggett, Henry C ^a   Peruski, Leonard F ^a   Morway, Christina ^b   Bai, Ying ^b   Fisk, Tamara L ^a   Sitdhirasdr, Anussorn ^c   Maloney, Susan A ^a   Dowell, Scott F ^b   Kosoy, Michael ^b  

^a Centers for Disease Control CDC Thailand Field Station   (Thailand)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Bartonella; Seroprevalence; Thailand

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961087807     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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