Serosurvey for antibodies against Brucella abortus and Leptospira interrogans in pampas deer from Brazil

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 112-114

  Mathias, Luis A ^a   Girio, Raul J S ^a   Duarte, José M B ^b  

^a Depto Med Vet Preventiva R   (Brazil)

^b Depto Melhoramento Genetico A   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brucella abortus; Brucellosis; Leptospira interrogans; Leptospirosis; Ozotocerus bezoarticus; Pampas deer; Serologic survey

Indexed keywords

BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR ABORTUS; CAESALPINIA CILIATA; CERVIDAE; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; OZOTOCEROS BEZOARTICUS; OZOTOCERUS; OZOTOCERUS BEZOARTICUS;

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; FLUORESCENT DYE; ROSE BENGAL;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRAZIL; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLOSIS; CHEMISTRY; COMPLEMENT FIXATION TEST; DEER; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE;

AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BRAZIL; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLOSIS; COMPLEMENT FIXATION TESTS; DEER; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT DYES; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE; ROSE BENGAL;

EID: 0032603612     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-35.1.112     Document Type: Article

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