Serologic survey of selected viral, bacterial, and protozoal agents in captive and free-ranging ungulates from Central Kenya

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 969, Issue , 2002, Pages 217-223

  Kimber, Kevin R ^a   Lubroth, Juan ^b   Dubovi, Edward J ^a   Berninger, Mary Lou ^b   Demaar, Thomas W ^c  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b PLUM ISLAND ANIMAL DISEASE CENTER   (United States)

^c Ol Jogi Limited   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Antelope; Disease; Epidemiology; Giraffe; Serology; Survey; Wildlife; Zebra

Indexed keywords

ANTELOPE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BREEDING; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EXPOSURE; GIRAFFE; HEALTH SURVEY; KENYA; NONHUMAN; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; RHINOVIRUS; SEROLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE; UNGULATE; VIRUS INFECTION; WILDLIFE; ZEBRA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EQUIDAE; EQUINE RHINITIS A VIRUS; GIRAFFA CAMELOPARDALIS; MARTES PENNANTI; PROTOZOA; RHINOVIRUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 0036412669     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2002.tb04382.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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