Assessment of the potential of dogs and cats as urban reservoirs of Ross River and Barmah Forest viruses

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 80, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 83-86

  Boyd, A M ^a   Kay, B H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

AEDES; ALPHA VIRUS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD; CAT; CAT DISEASE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH; IMMUNOLOGY; ROSS RIVER ALPHA VIRUS; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

AEDES; ALPHAVIRUS; ALPHAVIRUS INFECTIONS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; INSECT VECTORS; QUEENSLAND; ROSS RIVER VIRUS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0036047235     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2002.tb12057.x     Document Type: Article

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