Toxoplasmosis in a free-ranging mink

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 865-869

  Jones, Yava L ^a   Fitzgerald, Scott D ^a   Sikarske, James G ^a   Murphy, Alice ^a   Grosjean, Nicole ^a   Klupel, Matti ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Encephalitis; Mink; Mustela vison; Retinitis; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MUSTELA; MUSTELA VISON; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 33846940036     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-42.4.865     Document Type: Article

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