Flying foxes as carriers of pathogenic Leptospira species

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 753-757

  Cox, T E ^a   Smythe, Lee D ^b   Leung, L K P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Flying fox; Leptospirosis; Polymerase chain reaction; Pteropus

Indexed keywords

LEPTOSPIRA; PTEROPODIDAE; PTEROPUS; PTEROPUS ALECTO; PTEROPUS CONSPICILLATUS; PTEROPUS POLIOCEPHALUS; PTEROPUS SCAPULATUS;

EID: 33144463318     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-41.4.753     Document Type: Article

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