Equine Herpesvirus Type 9 in Giraffe with Encephalitis

نویسندگان

  • Samy Kasem
  • Souichi Yamada
  • Matti Kiupel
  • Mary Woodruff
  • Kenji Ohya
  • Hideto Fukushi
چکیده

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Emerging Infectious Diseases

دوره 14  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2008