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Zoonotic Human Chlamydiosis of Avian Origin—A Review with Particular Reference to Epidemiology and Control

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2007

J. W. Harris
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Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, St Mary's Manor, North Bar Within, Beverley, North Humberside.
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