Plague: Infections of companion animals and opportunities for intervention

Animals

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 242-255

  Oyston, Petra C F ^a   Williamson, Diane ^a  

^a Biomedical Sciences   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cats; Dogs; Fleas; Plague; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862643754     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20762615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ani1020242     Document Type: Review

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