Seroprevalence of Psoroptes sp. mites in free-ranging elk (Cervus elaphus) as determined by kinetic ELISA

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 51-56

  Ziccardi, Michael H ^a   Boyce, Walter M ^a   Gardner, Ian A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Cervus elaphus; ELISA; Elk; Immunodiagnosis; Mites; Psoroptes sp.; Scabies; Serologic survey

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; PSOROPTES SP.;

ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DEER; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; INFESTATION; KINETICS; MALE; MITE; PARASITOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RISK; UNITED STATES; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; BLOTTING, WESTERN; DEER; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; KINETICS; MALE; MITE INFESTATIONS; MITES; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029685254     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-32.1.51     Document Type: Article

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