Zoonotic infections in native communities of James Bay, Canada.

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Published in Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis on January 04, 2012

Authors

Hugues Sampasa-Kanyinga1, Benoit Lévesque, Elhadji Anassour-Laouan-Sidi, Suzanne Côté, Bouchra Serhir, Brian J Ward, Michael D Libman, Michael A Drebot, Momar Ndao, Eric Dewailly

Author Affiliations

1: Axe Santé des Populations et Environnement, Centre de recherche, Québec, Canada. Hugues.Sampasa-Kanyinga@crchul.ulaval.ca

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