Molecular characterisation of rabies virus strains in the Republic of Macedonia

Archives of Virology

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 237-240

  Picard Meyer, Evelyne ^a   Mrenoshki, Slavcho ^b   Milicevic, Vesna ^c   Ilieva, Darinka ^d   Cvetkovikj, Iskra ^b   Cvetkovikj, Aleksandar ^b   Krstevski, Kiril ^b   Dzhadzhovski, Igor ^b   Robardet, Emmanuelle ^a   Gagnev, Emil ^e   Iliev, Emil ^f   Plavsic, Budimir ^g   Kirandjiski, Toni ^h   Cliquet, Florence ^a  

^a FRENCH AGENCY FOR FOOD   (France)

^b SS CYRIL AND METHODIUS UNIVERSITY   (Macedonia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^d National Diagnostic and Research Veterinary Medical Institute   (Bulgaria)

^e Regional Food Safety Directorate   (Bulgaria)

^f Bulgarian Food Safety Agency   (Bulgaria)

^g Ministry of Health   (Serbia)

^h Food and Veterinary Agency   (Macedonia)

Author keywords

Balkans; Molecular epidemiology; Rabies virus; Republic of Macedonia

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; RABIES VIRUS;

EID: 84872270872     PISSN: 03048608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00705-012-1466-9     Document Type: Article

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