Occurrence of Leptospirosis in Domestic Animals Reared on Exposed or Non-Exposed to Flood Areas of Eastern Poland
By: Bernard Wasiński, Jacek Sroka, Angelina Wójcik-Fatla, Violetta Zając, Ewa Cisak, Józef P. Knap, Anna Sawczyn and Jacek Dutkiewicz
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10213-012-0086-1 | Journal eISSN: 2450-8608 (formerly 2300-3235)
Language: English
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Published on: Jan 17, 2013
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