Web-based surveillance systems for human, animal, and plant diseases

Microbiology Spectrum

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-10

  Madoff, Lawrence C ^a   Li, Annie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; HEALTH; HUMAN; INTERNET; PLANT DISEASE; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMANS; INTERNET; PLANT DISEASES;

EID: 84952304043     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21650497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/microbiolspec.oh-0015-2012     Document Type: Article

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