Survey and Phylogenetic Analysis of Rodents and Important Rodent-Borne Zoonotic Pathogens in Gedu, Bhutan |
Phuentshok, Yoenten
(One Health Epidemiology Fellowship Program, Massey University)
Dorji, Kezang (One Health Epidemiology Fellowship Program, Massey University) Zangpo, Tandin (One Health Epidemiology Fellowship Program, Massey University) Davidson, Silas A. (Entomology Department, Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences (AFRIMS)) Takhampunya, Ratree (Entomology Department, Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences (AFRIMS)) Tenzinla, Tenzinla (National Centre for Animal Health, Department of Livestock, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests) Dorjee, Chencho (Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences of Bhutan) Morris, Roger S. (MorVet Ltd, Consultancy Services in Health Risk Management and Food Safety Policy) Jolly, Peter D. (International Development Group, School of Veterinary Science, Massey University) Dorjee, Sithar (Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences of Bhutan) McKenzie, Joanna S. (International Development Group, School of Veterinary Science, Massey University) |
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