Outbreak investigation of brucellosis in Thassos, Greece, 2008

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2012, Pages

  Karagiannis, I ^a   Mellou, K ^a   Gkolfinopoulou, K ^a   Dougas, G ^a   Theocharopoulos, G ^a   Vourvidis, D ^b   Ellinas, D ^c   Sotolidou, M ^c   Papadimitriou, T ^a   Vorou, R ^a  

^a Hellenic Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (Greece)

^b Ministry of Rural Development and Food   (Greece)

^c Primary Health Care Center of Prinou   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BIOTYPE; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLOSIS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHEESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEVER; GOAT; GREECE; HEADACHE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MALAISE; MALE; MASS IMMUNIZATION; NIGHT SWEAT; NONHUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SHEEP;

EID: 84858840299     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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