Retrospective investigation of chronic wasting disease of cervids at the Toronto Zoo, 1973-2003

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1185-1193

  Dubé, Caroline ^a   Mehren, Kay G ^b   Barker, Ian K ^c   Peart, Brian L ^a   Balachandran, Aru ^a  

^a CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

^b TORONTO ZOO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HEALTH; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CANADA; CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEER; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; ONTARIO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; WASTING DISEASE, CHRONIC;

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE PRION; ODOCOILEUS HEMIONUS; ODOCOILEUS HEMIONUS COLUMBIANUS;

EID: 33846514596     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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