Prevalence of Bartonella henselae antibody in Florida panthers

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 157-160

  Rotstein, David S ^a,b   Taylor, Sharon K ^b   Bradley, Julie ^c   Breitschwerdt, Edward B ^c  

^a University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

^b FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bartonella henselae; Bartonellosis; Florida panther; Mountain lion; Puma concolor coryi; Puma concolor stanleyana; Serology

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; FELIDAE; PANTHERA LEO; PUMA CONCOLOR; PUMA CONCOLOR CORYI; PUMA CONCOLOR STANLEYANA;

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BLOOD; CARNIVORA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; RICKETTSIOSIS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BARTONELLA INFECTIONS; CARNIVORA; FEMALE; FLORIDA; MALE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TEXAS;

EID: 0033632178     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-36.1.157     Document Type: Article

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