Journal of
Public Health and Epidemiology

  • Abbreviation: J. Public Health Epidemiol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2316
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPHE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 655

Full Length Research Paper

Assessment of community knowledge, attitude and practice on milk borne zoonoses disease in Debre- Birhan town, north Shewa, Ethiopia

Mandefero Delelegn
  • Mandefero Delelegn
  • College of Veterinary Medicine, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
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Yeshibelay Girma
  • Yeshibelay Girma
  • Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 30 October 2017
  •  Accepted: 27 December 2017
  •  Published: 30 April 2018

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