An outbreak of leptospirosis in seals (Phoca vitulina) in captivity

Veterinary Quarterly

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 33-39

  Kik, M J L ^a   Dorrestein, G M ^a   Goris, M G ^b   Hartskeerl, R A ^b   Bos, J H ^c  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^c Ouwehands Zoo   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bacterial diseases; Leptospirosis; Nutria; Phoca vitulina; Seals in captivity; Zoo

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; INFECTION RISK; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NONHUMAN; PHOCA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEPTICEMIA; SERODIAGNOSIS; WATER SUPPLY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PHOCA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RODENTIA;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS SEROVAR ICTEROHAEMORRHAGIAE; MYOCASTOR COYPUS; PHOCA; PHOCA VITULINA;

EID: 33645642527     PISSN: 01652176     EISSN: 18755941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01652176.2006.9695204     Document Type: Article

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