Coccidioidomycosis in Przewalski's horses (Equus przewalskii)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 339-345

  Terio, Karen A ^a,b   Stalis, Ilse H ^a   Allen, Jack L ^a   Stott, Jeffery L ^b   Worley, Michael B ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR CONSERVATION RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coccidioides immitis; Coccidioidomycosis; Equus przewalskii; Immune function; Przewalski's horse

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; COCCIDIOIDES; COCCIDIOIDES IMMITIS; EQUIDAE; EQUUS; EQUUS CABALLUS; EQUUS PRZEWALSKII; FUNGI;

EID: 1642269032     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/02-005     Document Type: Article

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