A Perspective on Applications of Geographical Information System ( GIS ) : an Advanced Tracking Tool for Disease Surveillance and Monitoring in Veterinary Epidemiology
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Division of Pathology, Division of Bacteriology and Mycology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly (U.P.)– 243122; Department of Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology, Uttar Pradesh Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhayay Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwa Vidyalaya Evam Go-Anusandhan Sansthan (DUVASU), Mathura (U.P.) – 281001; Animal Resources Development Department, Pt. Nehru Complex, Agartala, Pin – 799006; Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar Sardhar Patel institute of Economic and Social Research, Drive-in Road, Ahmedabad, Gujarat; Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar, Haryana125004; 7 Division of Animal Genetics and Breeding, Project Directorate on Cattle, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Grass Farm Road, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh-250001; Department of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Ulls väg 2B, 751 89 Uppsala Sweden; Institute of Science, Nirma University, SarkejGandhinagar Highway, Ahmedabad 3800 09, Gujarat, India. Corresponding author: [email protected]
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