Serological survey of the wild boar (Sus scrofa) for tularaemia and brucellosis in South Moravia, Czech Republic

Veterinarni Medicina

Volumn 47, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 60-66

  Hubálek, Zdeněk ^a   Treml, F ^b   Juricova Z ^a   Hunady, M ^c   Halouzka, J ^a   Janik V ^d   Bill, D ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Czech Republic)

^c Bioveta a s   (Czech Republic)

^d District Veterinary Service   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Brucella melitensis biovar Suis; Brucella suis; Complement fixation test; Francisella tularensis; Game animals; Microagglutination test; Natural foci of diseases; Serosurvey; Sus scrofa; Wild boar; Wild swine; Wildlife; Zoonoses

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; ANTIGEN; DYE; SAFRANIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANIMAL HUNTING; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BIOTYPE; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLOSIS; CATTLE DISEASE; COMPLEMENT FIXATION TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CZECH REPUBLIC; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; HARE; HEALTH SURVEY; NONHUMAN; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEROLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE; SERUM; SWINE; TULAREMIA; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR ABORTUS; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR SUIS; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; LEPUS; SUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0036479192     PISSN: 03758427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/5805-VETMED     Document Type: Article

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