Serologic evidence of influenza A infection in marine mammals of Arctic Canada

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 820-825

  Nielsen, Ole ^a   Clavijo, Alfonso ^b   Boughen, John A ^c  

^a FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

^c Box 7 Group 17 RR#2 ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Competitive ELISA; Influenza A; Marine mammals; Serologic survey; Zoonotic infection

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARCTIC; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CANADA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; IMMUNOLOGY; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; SEAL; WHALE;

ANIMAL; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ARCTIC REGIONS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES; NUNAVUT; SEALS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; WALRUS; WHALES;

EID: 0035489197     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-37.4.820     Document Type: Article

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