Serologic survey for viral and bacterial infections in western populations of Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis)

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 840-845

  Biek, Roman ^a   Zarnke, Randall L ^b   Gillin, Colin ^c   Wild, Margaret ^d,g   Squires, John R ^e   Poss, Mary ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Colorado Division of Wildlife ^*  (United States)

^e USDA Forest Service Forestry Science Lab   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^g NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Canada lynx; Canine distemper virus; Feline calicivirus; Feline coronavirus; Feline herpesvirus; Feline immunodeficiency virus; Feline parvovirus; FIV; Francisella tularensis; Lynx canadensis; Serologic survey; Yersinia pestis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CALICIVIRIDAE; CANINE DISTEMPER VIRUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CORONAVIRUS; FELIDAE; FELINE CALICIVIRUS; FELINE CORONAVIRUS; FELINE HERPESVIRUS 1; FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; FELINE PARVOVIRUS; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; HERPESVIRIDAE; LYNX; LYNX CANADENSIS; PARVOVIRUS; YERSINIA; YERSINIA PESTIS;

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD; CARNIVORA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; SEX RATIO; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CARNIVORA; FEMALE; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 0038343583     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-38.4.840     Document Type: Article

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