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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Prevalence of avian influenza viruses, Borrelia garinii, Mycobacterium avium, and Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in waterfowl and terrestrial birds in Slovakia, 2006

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Pages 537-543 | Received 11 Mar 2008, Published online: 16 Sep 2008

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