A serologic survey of wild felids from central west Saudi Arabia

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 696-701

  Ostrowski, Stéphane ^a   Van Vuuren, Moritz ^b   Lenain, Daniel M ^a   Durand, Alma ^b  

^a National Wildlife Research Center   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Feline calicivirus; Feline coronavirus; Feline herpesvirus; Feline lentivirus; Feline panleukopenia virus; Felis catus; Felis margarita; Felis silvestris; Feral cat; Sand cat; Wildcat

Indexed keywords

CALICIVIRIDAE; CORONAVIRUS; FELIDAE; FELINE CALICIVIRUS; FELINE CORONAVIRUS; FELINE HERPESVIRUS 1; FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; FELINE LENTIVIRUSES; FELINE PANLEUKOPENIA VIRUS; FELIS; FELIS CATUS; FELIS MARGARITA; FELIS SILVESTRIS; HERPESVIRIDAE; LENTIVIRUS; MARGARITES;

EID: 3042563656     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-39.3.696     Document Type: Article

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