Encephalomyocarditis virus infections in an australian zoo

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 153-157

  Reddacliff, Leslie A ^a   Kirkland, Peter D ^a   Hartley, William J ^b   Reece, Rodney L ^a,b  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b Taronga Zoo   (Australia)

Author keywords

Choeropsis liberiensis; Dendrolagus goodfellowi; Encephalomyocarditis virus; Pathology; Primates; Serology

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD; CEBIDAE; ENCEPHALOMYOCARDITIS VIRUS; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MARSUPIAL; MORTALITY; MOUSE; MURIDAE; PAN TROGLODYTES; PAPIO; PRIMATE DISEASE; PROSIMIAN; RAT; SUDDEN DEATH; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ARTIODACTYLA; CARDIOVIRUS INFECTIONS; DEATH, SUDDEN; ENCEPHALOMYOCARDITIS VIRUS; FEMALE; LEMUR; MACROPODIDAE; MALE; MICE; MURIDAE; NEW SOUTH WALES; PAN TROGLODYTES; PAPIO; PRIMATE DISEASES; RATS; SAIMIRI;

EID: 0031154739     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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