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. 1988 Oct;101(2):259–267. doi: 10.1017/s0950268800054170

The significance of wild birds (Larus sp.) in the epidemiology of Campylobacter infections in humans.

C D Whelan 1, P Monaghan 1, R W Girdwood 1, C R Fricker 1
PMCID: PMC2249366  PMID: 3181310

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