Pathological changes in free-ranging African ungulates during a rinderpest epizootic in Kenya, 1993 to 1997

Veterinary Record

Volumn 145, Issue 18, 1999, Pages 527-528

  Kock, N D ^a   Kock, R A ^b   Wambua, J ^b   Mwanzia, J ^b  

^a Marine Wildlife Veterinary Care and Research Center   (United States)

^b KENYA WILDLIFE SERVICE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

UNGULATA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KENYA; MAMMAL; MEASLES VIRUS; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; KENYA; MAMMALS; MORBILLIVIRUS; RINDERPEST;

EID: 0033619356     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.145.18.527     Document Type: Article

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