Herpesvirus encephalitis in a camel (Camelus bactrianus)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 409-415

  Bildfell, Rob ^a   Yason, Carmencita ^a   Haines, Deborah ^b   McGowan, Mike ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c Annapolis Animal Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

Camel; Camelus bactrianus; EHV 1; Equine herpesvirus type 1; Herpesvirus; Meningoencephalitis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006717075     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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