Melioidosis in animals, Thailand, 2006-2010

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 325-327

  Limmathurotsakul, Direk ^a   Thammasart, Suree ^b   Warrasuth, Nattachai ^b   Thapanagulsak, Patiporn ^b   Jatapai, Anchalee ^a   Pengreungrojanachai, Vanna ^c   Anun, Suthatip ^d   Joraka, Wacharee ^e   Thongkamkoon, Pacharee ^b   Saiyen, Piangjai ^f   Wongratanacheewin, Surasakdi ^g   Day, Nicholas P J ^a,h   Peacock, Sharon J ^a,i  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Thailand Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives   (Thailand)

^c Ratchaburi Regional Hospital   (Thailand)

^d Chachoengsao Hospital   (Thailand)

^e CHONBURI HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^f Phra Chom Klao Hospital   (Thailand)

^g KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^h UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLIGATOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CAMEL; CATTLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GOAT; HAPLORHINI; HORSE; INCIDENTAL FINDING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MELIOIDOSIS; NONHUMAN; PLACENTAL MAMMALS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPECIES COMPARISON; SWINE; THAILAND; ZEBRA;

ANIMALS; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MELIOIDOSIS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; THAILAND;

EID: 84856341914     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1802.111347     Document Type: Article

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