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Vet. Res.
Volume 36, Number 3, May-June 2005
Emerging or re-emerging bacterial zoonoses
Page(s) 469 - 492
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/vetres:2005004
How to cite this article Vet. Res. (2005) 469-492
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