New Invasive Species in Southern Florida: Gambian Rat (cricetomys Gambianus)
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Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA (NDP, RLL) Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, Department of Population Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA (BH, CRO) United States Fish and Wildlife Service, South Florida Ecological Services Office, 1339 20th Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960, USA (WH) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center of Infectious Diseases, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA (KK, IKD, DSC)
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تاریخ انتشار 2006