Human Brucellosis Caused by Brucella canis: A Rare Case Report
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Canine Brucellosis Caused by Brucella Canis
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Clinical Infectious Diseases
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2345-2641
DOI: 10.5812/archcid.62776