Natural disasters and communicable diseases in the Americas: Contribution of veterinary public health;Disastri naturali e malattie trasmissibili nelle Americhe: Un contributo della sanità pubblica veterinaria

Veterinaria Italiana

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 193-218

  Schneider, Maria Cristina ^a   Tirado, Maria Cristina ^b   Rereddy, Shruthi ^a   Dugas, Raymond ^a   Borda, Maria Isabel ^a   Peralta, Eduardo Alvarez ^a   Aldighieri, Sylvain ^a   Cosivi, Ottorino ^a  

^a Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO)   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Americas; Communicable disease; Natural disaster; Preparedness; Veterinary public health; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DISASTER; HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; VETERINARY MEDICINE; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; ZOONOSIS;

AMERICAS; ANIMALS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DISASTERS; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; VETERINARY MEDICINE; ZOONOSES;

EID: 84862887003     PISSN: 0505401X     EISSN: 18281427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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