The sero‐epidemiology ofCoxiella burnetii(Q fever) across livestock species and herding contexts in Laikipia County, Kenya
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Serosurvey of Coxiella burnetii (Q fever) in Dromedary Camels (Camelus dromedarius) in Laikipia County, Kenya
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عنوان ژورنال: Zoonoses and Public Health
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1863-1959,1863-2378
DOI: 10.1111/zph.12567