An intraerythrocytic small piroplasm in wild-caught Pallas's cats (Otocolobus manul) from Mongolia

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 424-430

  Ketz Riley, Cornelia J ^a   Reichard, Mason V ^b   Van Den Bussche, Ronald A ^b   Hoover, John P ^b   Meinkoth, James ^b   Kocan, A Alan ^b  

^a Oklahoma City Zoo   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytauxzoon felis; Otocolobus manul; Pallas's cat; Piroplasm

Indexed keywords

CYTAUXZOON; CYTAUXZOON FELIS; FELIDAE; FELIS; FELIS CATUS; OTOCOLOBUS MANUL; UNIDENTIFIED AGENTS;

EID: 1242304918     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-39.2.424     Document Type: Article

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