Bovine trypanosomiasis in Bolivian and Brazilian lowlands.
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Laboratório de Ecopatologia, EMBRAPA, Centro de Pesquisa Agropecuária do Pantanal, Rua 21 de Setembro 1880, 79320-900 Corumbá, MS, Brasil *Federacion de Ganaderos de Santa Cruz, Av. Ejército Nal. esq. Soliz de Olguín, Casilla N° 1508, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia **Laboratorio de Investigación y Diagnóstico Veterinario, Av. Ejército Nal. 153, Casilla N° 29, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia ***Consultoria Econômica, EMBRAPA/PROMOAGRO, Corumbá, MS, Brasil ****Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Av. Rio Branco 1270, Corumbá, MS, Brasil
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
دوره 93 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1998