The yearly pattern of Ashworthius sidemi Schulz, 1933 infection in cervids: a 10-year study in southern Poland and northern Slovakia
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2026-0037 | Journal eISSN: 2450-8608
Language: English
Page range: 209 - 214
Submitted on: Dec 29, 2025
Accepted on: Jun 24, 2026
Published on: Jun 30, 2026
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