Risk factors associated with mycoplasmal conjunctivitis in house finches

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 281-288

  Hartup, Barry K ^a   Mohammed, Hussni O ^a   Kollias, George V ^a   Dhondt, Andre A ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Fuller Evolutionary Biology Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpodacus mexicanus; Citizen science; Conjunctivitis; Epidemiology; House finches; Mycoplasma gallisepticum; Risk factors; Survey

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BIRD; BIRD DISEASE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONJUNCTIVITIS; EATING; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SEASON; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; BIRDS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONJUNCTIVITIS, BACTERIAL; EATING; LOGISTIC MODELS; MID-ATLANTIC REGION; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; NEW ENGLAND; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS;

EID: 0032044113     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-34.2.281     Document Type: Article

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