Seroprevalence and risk factors of brucellosis in abattoir workers at Debre Zeit and Modjo export abattoir, Central Ethiopia
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Seroprevalence and risk factors of brucellosis in abattoir workers at Debre Zeit and Modjo export abattoir, Central Ethiopia
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Infectious Diseases
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1471-2334
DOI: 10.1186/s12879-017-2208-0