Brucellosis in ringed seals and harp seals from Canada

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 595-598

  Forbes, Lorry B ^a   Nielsen, Ole ^b   Measures, Lena ^c   Ewalt, Darla R ^d  

^a CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

^b FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^c MAURICE LAMONTAGNE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d National Veterinary Services Laboratories   (United States)

Author keywords

Brucella sp.; Brucellosis; Canada; Harp seal; Marine mammals; Phoca groenlandica; Phoca hispida; Ringed seal

Indexed keywords

BRUCELLA; MAMMALIA; PHOCA GROENLANDICA; PHOCA HISPIDA; PHOCIDAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARCTIC; ARTICLE; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLOSIS; CANADA; CLASSIFICATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LYMPH NODE; MICROBIOLOGY; PHOCA;

ANIMALS; ARCTIC REGIONS; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLOSIS; CANADA; LYMPH NODES; SEALS, EARLESS;

EID: 0034220073     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-36.3.595     Document Type: Article

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