Toxoplasmosis in Beluga Whales (Delphinapterus leucas) from the St Lawrence Estuary: Two case reports and a serological survey

Journal of Comparative Pathology

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 73-76

  Mikaelian, I ^a   Boisclair, J ^a   Dubey, J P ^b   Kennedy, S ^c   Martineau, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CANADA; FEMALE; GLIOSIS; LUNG; LYMPH NODE; MALE; NONHUMAN; SPLEEN; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS; WHALE;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; DELPHINAPTERUS LEUCAS; LEUCAS; MORBILLIVIRUS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0034066483     PISSN: 00219975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jcpa.1999.0341     Document Type: Article

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