An outbreak of type C botulism in 12 horses and a mule

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 217, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 365-368

  Schoenbaum, Mark A ^a   Hall, S Mark ^b   Glock, Robert D ^c   Grant, Kelly ^d   Jenny, Allen L ^b   Schiefer, Tom J ^e   Sciglibaglio, Paul ^e   Whitlock, Robert H ^f  

^a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b National Veterinary Services Laboratories   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d Arizona Department of Agriculture   (United States)

^e University of Pennsylvania ^*  (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE C;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD; BIRD DISEASE; BOTULISM; CHEMISTRY; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; FECES; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; STOMACH JUICE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ARIZONA; BIRD DISEASES; BIRDS; BOTULINUM TOXINS; BOTULISM; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISEASE VECTORS; EQUIDAE; FECES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MALE;

EID: 0034241531     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2000.217.365     Document Type: Article

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