West Nile virus infection in two alpacas

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 225, Issue 6, 2004, Pages

  Kutzler, Michelle A ^a   Bildfell, Rob J ^a   Gardner Graff, Kim K ^b   Baker, Rocky J ^a   Delay, Josepha P ^c   Mattson, Donald E ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Palmer Lake Veterinary Clinic   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPACA; BUTORPHANOL; CEFTIOFUR; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; FLUNIXIN MEGLUMINE; MANNITOL; OMEPRAZOLE; PREDNISONE; PROBIOTIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; CAMEL; DEPRESSION; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; FEVER; FLUID THERAPY; MALE; NONHUMAN; TREMOR; VIRUS INFECTION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CAMELIDS, NEW WORLD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; MALE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TICK INFESTATIONS; TICKS; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE VIRUS;

ANIMALIA; CAMELIDAE; FLAVIVIRUS; LAMA GLAMA; LAMA PACOS; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 19244387465     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2004.225.921     Document Type: Article

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