Factors associated with pathogen seroprevalence and infection in Rocky Mountains cougars

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 606-615

  Biek, Roman ^a   Ruth, Toni K ^b   Murphy, Kerry M ^b   Anderson Jr , Charles R ^c   Johnson, Mark ^d   DeSimone, Richard ^e   Gray, Rachel ^f   Hornocker, Maurice G ^b   Gillin, Colin M ^g   Poss, Mary ^a,h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^d Global Wildlife Resources Inc   (United States)

^e WILDLIFE AND PARKS   (United States)

^f CRAIGHEAD BERINGIA SOUTH   (United States)

^g TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Canine distemper virus; Feline calicivirus; Feline coronavirus; Feline herpesvirus; Feline immunodeficiency virus; Feline parvovirus; Feline pathogens; Puma concolor; Yersinia pestis

Indexed keywords

CALICIVIRIDAE; CANINE DISTEMPER VIRUS; CORONAVIRUS; FELID HERPESVIRUS 1; FELIDAE; FELINE CALICIVIRUS; FELINE CORONAVIRUS; FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; FELINE PARVOVIRUS; HERPESVIRIDAE; PARVOVIRUS; PUMA CONCOLOR; YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 33845329175     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-42.3.606     Document Type: Article

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