Feline lentivirus and feline oncovirus status of free-ranging lions (Panthera leo), leopards (Panthera pardus), and cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) in Botswana: A regional perspective

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 453-467

  Osofsky, Steven A ^a,b,d   Hirsch, Karen J ^a,b,d   Zuckerman, Evelyn E ^c   Hardy Jr , William D ^c  

^a Botswana Dept Wildl Natl Parks   (Botswana)

^b National Veterinary Laboratory   (United States)

^c BRONX LEBANON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^d USAID Biodiversity Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Acinonyx jubatus; Cheetah; Feline immunodeficiency virus; Feline leukemia virus; Free ranging; Lentivirus; Leopard; Lion; Oncovirus; Panthera leo; Panthera pardus

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000785508     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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