Epidemiological investigation of Chlamydophila psittaci in pigeons and free-living birds in Croatia

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 29, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages 17-21

  Prukner Radovcic E ^a   Horvatek, D ^a   Gottstein, Z ^a   Grozdanić, I Ciglar ^a   Mazija, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Antigen; Chlamydophila psittaci; Epidemiology; Free living birds; Pigeon

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL EUTHANASIA; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BIRD DISEASE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; CITY; CLOACA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROATIA; CYTOLOGY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INFECTION RATE; NONHUMAN; PIGEON; POULTRY; SEROTYPE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; URBAN AREA; WILD SPECIES;

ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; BIRDS; COLUMBIDAE; CROATIA; PREVALENCE; PSITTACOSIS;

AVES; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; COLUMBA; COLUMBA LIVIA;

EID: 15844364766     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11259-005-0083-4     Document Type: Article

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