Seroprevalence of selected viral infections in a population of beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in Canada

Veterinary Record

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 50-51

  Mikaelian, I ^a   Tremblay, M P ^a   Montpetit, C ^b   Tessaro, S V ^c   Cho, H J ^c   House, C ^d   Measures, L ^e   Martineau, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Gouvernement du Quebec   (Canada)

^c CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

^d PLUM ISLAND ANIMAL DISEASE CENTER   (United States)

^e MAURICE LAMONTAGNE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CETACEA; DELPHINAPTERUS LEUCAS; LEUCAS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CANADA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MORTALITY; VIRUS INFECTION; WHALE;

ANIMALS; CANADA; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; VIRUS DISEASES; WHALES;

EID: 0033537166     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.144.2.50     Document Type: Article

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