Antibodies against equine herpesviruses and equine arteritis virus in Burchell's zebras (Equus burchelli) from the Serengeti ecosystem

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 80-86

  Borchers, Kerstin ^a   Wiik, Harald ^b   Frölich, Kal ^c   Ludwig, Hanns ^a   East, Marion L ^c  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Messerli Foundation Veterinary Project   (Tanzania)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR ZOO AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Equine arteritis virus; Equine herpesviruses; Equus burchelli; Serengeti ecosystem; Serologic survey

Indexed keywords

EQUID HERPESVIRUS 2; EQUIDAE; EQUINE ARTERITIS VIRUS; EQUINE HERPESVIRUS 1; EQUINE HERPESVIRUS 4; EQUUS; EQUUS BURCHELLII; GAZELLA; GAZELLA THOMSONII; HERPES; HERPESVIRIDAE; UNGULATA;

EID: 18444398044     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-41.1.80     Document Type: Article

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