Serologic survey for diseases in free-ranging coyotes (Canis latrans) from two ecologically distinct areas of Utah

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 449-455

  Arjo, Wendy M ^a   Gese, Eric M ^b   Bromley, Cassity ^b   Kozlowski, Adam ^b   Williams, Elizabeth S ^c  

^a AGEISS Environ Inc Dugway P   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Canine adenovirus; Canine distemper virus; Canine parvovirus; Canis latrans; Coyote; Francisella tularensis; Plague; Serological survey; Tularemia; Yersinia pestis

Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRIDAE; CANIDAE; CANINE ADENOVIRUS; CANINE DISTEMPER VIRUS; CANINE PARVOVIRUS; CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LATRANS; CHICKEN ANEMIA VIRUS; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; PARVOVIRUS; YERSINIA; YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 3042520851     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-39.2.449     Document Type: Article

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