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Study on Toxoplasma gondii, Leptospira spp., Coxiella burnetii, and Echinococcus granulosus infection in veterinarians from Poland Cover

Study on Toxoplasma gondii, Leptospira spp., Coxiella burnetii, and Echinococcus granulosus infection in veterinarians from Poland

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|Dec 2018

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Language: English
Page range: 477 - 483
Submitted on: Jul 10, 2018
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Accepted on: Nov 23, 2018
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Published on: Dec 31, 2018
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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© 2018 Angelina Wójcik-Fatla, Jacek Sroka, Violetta Zając, Jacek Zwoliński, Anna Sawczyn-Domańska, Anna Kloc, Ewa Bilska-Zając, Robert Chmura, Jacek Dutkiewicz, published by National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy
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