Serosurvey of infectious disease agents of carnivores in captive red pandas (Ailurus fulgens) in China

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 42-50

  Qin, Qin ^a   Wei, Fuwen ^a   Li, Ming ^a   Dubovi, Edward J ^b   Loeffler, I Kati ^c,d  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ailurus fulgens; China; Infectious diseases; Red panda; Serosurvey

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BEAR; BLOOD; CHINA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; MALE; REVIEW; VACCINATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CHINA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FEMALE; MALE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; URSIDAE; VACCINATION;

ADENOVIRIDAE; AILURUS FULGENS; ANIMALIA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR CANIS; CANID HERPESVIRUS 1; CANINE ADENOVIRUS; CANINE CORONAVIRUS; CANINE DISTEMPER VIRUS; CANINE PARVOVIRUS; CHICKEN ANEMIA VIRUS; CORONAVIRUS; HERPESVIRIDAE; INFLUENZAVIRUS A; NEOSPORA CANINUM; PARVOVIRUS;

EID: 34047094985     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/06-048.1     Document Type: Review

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