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Wildlife reservoirs for vector-borne canine, feline and zoonotic infections in Austria
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- 1. Institute of Parasitology, Department of Pathobiology, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Veterinaerplatz 1, A-1210 Vienna, Austria
- 2. Small Animal Clinic, Department for Companion Animals, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Veterinaerplatz 1, A-1210 Vienna, Austria
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Duscher, Georg G., Leschnik, Michael, Fuehrer, Hans-Peter, Joachim, Anja (2015): Wildlife reservoirs for vector-borne canine, feline and zoonotic infections in Austria. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 4 (1): 88-96, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2014.12.001, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2014.12.001
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