Q fever in a cattle herd and humans in the south-eastern Poland. Laboratory diagnosis of the disease using serological and molecular methods

Bulletin of the Veterinary Institute in Pulawy

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 593-598

  Niemczuk, Krzysztof ^a   Szymańska Czerwińska, Monika ^a   Zarzecka, Anna ^a   Konarska, Hanna ^a  

^a NATIONAL VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cattle; Humans; Laboratory diagnosis; Q fever

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; BOS; COXIELLA BURNETII; IXODIDA;

EID: 84858726084     PISSN: 00424870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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