Epidemiology of feline leukaemia and feline immunodeficiency virus infections in the Czech Republic

Journal of Veterinary Medicine, Series B

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 665-671

  Knotek, Z ^a   Hajkova P ^a   Svoboda, M ^a   Toman, M ^b   Raska V ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Czech Republic)

^b VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^c Private Small Animal Clinic   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CZECH REPUBLIC; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; FELINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM DISEASE; MALE; PATHOGENICITY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; URINARY TRACT DISEASE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; CATS; CZECH REPUBLIC; FELINE ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; FELINE INFECTIOUS PERITONITIS; FELINE PANLEUKOPENIA; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS, FELINE; LEUKEMIA VIRUS, FELINE; LEUKEMIA, FELINE; LYMPHATIC DISEASES; MALE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; UROLOGIC DISEASES;

EID: 0033254435     PISSN: 09311793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0450.1999.00302.x     Document Type: Article

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