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Original Research Articles

Seroprevalence of Rift Valley fever virus in sheep and goats in Zambézia, Mozambique

Anne-Lie BlomströmSection of Virology, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
, PhD, Associate Professor,
Isabelle ScharinSection of Virology, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
, DVM,
Hedvig StenbergSection of Virology, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
, DVM,
Jaquline FigueiredoBiotechnology Center, Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo, Mozambique
, DVM,
Ofélia NhambirreBiotechnology Center, Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo, Mozambique
, DVM, MSc,
Ana AbilioNational Health Institute, Maputo, Mozambique
, BSc, Master Phil,
Mikael BergSection of Virology, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
, PhD, Professor &
José FafetineBiotechnology Center, Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo, Mozambique
, DVM, MSc, PhD show all
Article: 31343 | Received 17 Feb 2016, Accepted 26 May 2016, Published online: 04 Jul 2016

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