Investigation into the seroprevalence of falcon herpesvirus antibodies in raptors in the UK using virus neutralization tests and different herpesvirus isolates

Avian Pathology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 599-604

  Zsivanovits, Petra ^a   Forbes, Niel A ^a   Zvonar, Laura Twedt ^b   Williams, Michael R ^c   Lierz, Michael ^d   Prusas, Christine ^d   Hafez, Mohamed M ^d  

^a Great Western Referrals   (United Kingdom)

^b WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^c Burton on Trent Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^d FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; BLOOD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; RAPTOR; SERODIAGNOSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; BIRD DISEASES; GREAT BRITAIN; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; NEUTRALIZATION TESTS; RAPTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

ACCIPITRIDAE; ANIMALIA; FALCO COLUMBARIUS; FALCONIDAE; HERPESVIRIDAE; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 1; RAPTORES; SIMPLEXVIRUS; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 11144254470     PISSN: 03079457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03079450400013113     Document Type: Article

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