Brucellosis update in Libya and regional prospective
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Retrospective and prospective perspectives on zoonotic brucellosis
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عنوان ژورنال: Pathogens and Global Health
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2047-7724,2047-7732
DOI: 10.1179/2047773214y.0000000170