Orf in South Africa: Endemic but neglected
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Orf in South Africa: endemic but neglected.
A survey amongst sheep and goat producers and veterinarians was undertaken to collect epidemiological data on orf in South Africa. Previous epidemiological studies on the presence of the disease in the country have not been documented and this report is the first descriptive epidemiological study of orf in South Africa. A seven-month investigation, realised by direct and indirect interviews...
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عنوان ژورنال: Onderstepoort J Vet Res
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2219-0635,0030-2465
DOI: 10.4102/ojvr.v79i1.499