Early fibropapillomas in Hawaii and occurrences in all sea turtle species: The panzootic, associated leeches wide-ranging on sea turtles, and species of study leeches should be identified [2]

Journal of Virology

Volumn 80, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 4643-

  Williams Jr , Ernest H ^a   Bunkley Williams, Lucy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; FIBROPAPILLOMA ASSOCIATED TURTLE HERPES VIRUS; FIBROPAPILOMA; HERPES VIRUS; HOST; LEECH; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PAPILLOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA TURTLE; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; TURTLE; UNITED STATES; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; HAWAII; LEECHES; OCEANS AND SEAS; SIMPLEXVIRUS; TIME FACTORS; TURTLES;

CHELONIIDAE; HIRUDINIDA;

EID: 33646202860     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.80.9.4643-4644.2006     Document Type: Letter

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