Nationwide survey of Hepatitis E virus infection in pigs in Thailand: only genotype 3 is endemic
β Scribed by U. Siripanyaphinyo; N. Takeda; W. Witthawat; D. Laohasinnarong
- Book ID
- 118452946
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 85 KB
- Volume
- 16
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1201-9712
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