Brucellosis in terrestrial wildlife

OIE Revue Scientifique et Technique

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 27-42

  Godfroid, J ^a,b   Garin Bastuji, B ^c   Saegerman, C ^d   Blasco, J M ^e  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c ANSES   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^e Agrifood Institute of Aragón IA2   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bacteriology; Brucella spp.; Brucellosis; Epidemiology; Livestock wildlife interface; Serology Wildlife

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR ABORTUS; RANGIFER TARANDUS; SUIDAE; SYNCERUS CAFFER;

EID: 84879458770     PISSN: 02531933     EISSN: 16080645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20506/rst.32.1.2180     Document Type: Article

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