Human and bovine tuberculosis in the Monze District of Zambia--a cross-sectional study.

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Published in Br Vet J on January 01, 1996

Authors

A J Cook1, L M Tuchili, A Buve, S D Foster, P Godfrey-Fausett, G S Pandey, K P McAdam

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Clinical Sciences, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK.

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