Feline leprosy: Spontaneous remission in a cat

Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 189-193

  Roccabianca, Paola ^a   Caniatti, Mario ^a   Scanziani, Eugenio ^a   Penati, Valeria ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Istituto Villa Marelli   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLI; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS; MYCOBACTERIUM;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAT; CAT DISEASE; LEPROSY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUSE; PATHOLOGY; REMISSION; TIME;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; LEPROSY; MALE; MICE; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030141149     PISSN: 05872871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5326/15473317-32-3-189     Document Type: Article

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