Seroepidemiology of Chlamydial infections of wild ruminants in Spain

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 35-47

  Cubero Pablo, M J ^a   Plaza, M ^b   Perez L ^c   Gonzalez M ^a   Leon Vizcaino L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b Regl Agric Laboratory of Murcia   (Spain)

^c Segura y Las Villas   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chlamydia spp; Complement fixation test; Fallow deer; Mouflon; Red deer; Sero epidemiological study; Spain; Spanish ibex; Wild ruminants

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; CAPRA IBEX; CAPRA PYRENAICA; CERVIDAE; CERVUS DAMA; CERVUS ELAPHUS; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA SP.; DAMA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; OVIS ARIES MUSIMON;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BOVIDS; CHLAMYDIASIS; DEER; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GOAT; GOAT DISEASE; MALE; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; SPAIN; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; DEER; FEMALE; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; MALE; RUMINANTS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; SPAIN;

EID: 0033628058     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-36.1.35     Document Type: Article

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