Re-emergence of brucellosis in cattle in France and risk for human health

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 17, Issue 30, 2012, Pages

  Mailles, A ^a   Rautureau, S ^b   Le Horgne, J M ^c   Poignet Leroux, B ^b   d'Arnoux, C ^d   Dennetiere G ^e   Faure, M ^b   Lavigne, J P ^f   Bru, J P ^g   Garin Bastuji, B ^h  

^a French Institute for Public Health Surveillance   (France)

^b French Ministry of Agriculture   (France)

^c District Veterinary Services of Haute Savoie   (France)

^d Health Regional Agency   (France)

^e French Institute for Public Health Surveillance   (France)

^f DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGY   (France)

^g GENERAL HOSPITAL   (France)

^h FRENCH AGENCY FOR FOOD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLOSIS; CATTLE; CHEESE; COMPLEMENT FIXATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FOOD INTAKE; FRANCE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERODIAGNOSIS; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 84866371563     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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