Seropositivity to rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus in non-target mammals during periods of viral activity in a population of wild rabbits in New Zealand

Wildlife Research

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 305-311

  Henning, J ^a,b   Davies, P R ^a   Meers, J ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIC; POPULATION DENSITY; SMALL MAMMAL; VIRAL DISEASE;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

ANIMALIA; ERINACEIDAE; ERINACEUS EUROPAEUS; FELIS CATUS; FELIS SILVESTRIS; MAMMALIA; MUSTELA; MUSTELA ERMINEA; MUSTELA FURO; MUSTELA PUTORIUS FURO; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RABBIT HEMORRHAGIC DISEASE VIRUS;

EID: 33745658828     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR03061     Document Type: Article

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