Bartonella henselae antibody prevalence in free-ranging and captive wild felids from California

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 56-63

  Yamamoto, Kazuhiro ^a   Chomel, Bruno B ^a   Lowenstine, Linda J ^a,b   Kikuchi, Yoko ^a   Phillips, Lindsay G ^a   Barr, Bradd C ^a   Swift, Pamela K ^c   Jones, Karen R ^c   Riley, Seth P D ^a   Kasten, Rickie W ^a   Foley, Janet E ^a   Pedersen, Niels C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE FOR CONSERVATION RESEARCH   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Bartonella henselae; Bartonellosis; Bobcat; Felis concolor; Felis rufus; Mountain lion; Serologic survey; Wild cats; Zoological park

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BLOOD; CARNIVORA; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RICKETTSIOSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; WILD ANIMAL;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BARTONELLA INFECTIONS; CALIFORNIA; CARNIVORA; FEMALE; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0031614065     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-34.1.56     Document Type: Article

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