Yonsei Med J.  2017 Jan;58(1):259-260. 10.3349/ymj.2017.58.1.259.

Is Human Brucellosis Endemics in Korea?

• Kim EK
• Hwang JH
• Hwang JH
• Lee CS

• KMID: 2374216
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3349/ymj.2017.58.1.259

Abstract

No abstract available.

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  Fig. 1 The number of human and bovine brucellosis in Korea.

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