Marine mammal brucellosis: a new dimension to an old zoonosis
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S. D. Thakur*, R. K. Vaid, A. K. Panda and Yogesh Saini Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization, 120 Veterinary Road, Saskatoon, SK, Canada Veterinary Type Cultures Collection, National Research Centre on Equines, Sirsa Road, Hisar 125 001, India Department of Veterinary Public Health, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, CSK, HPKVV, Palampur, Kangra 176 062, India 7129 Thurston Bowles Building, Cystic Fibrosis Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27559, USA
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From the discovery of the Malta fever's agent to the discovery of a marine mammal reservoir, brucellosis has continuously been a re-emerging zoonosis.
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