Epidemiology of feline foamy virus and feline immunodeficiency virus infections in domestic and feral cats: A seroepidemiological study

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 2848-2851

  Winkler, I G ^a,c   Lochelt M ^b   Flower, R L P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^c HANSON INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CAT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROPREVALENCE; SPUMA VIRUS; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0344500644     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.9.2848-2851.1999     Document Type: Article

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