First detection of Bacillus anthracis in feces of free-ranging raptors from central Argentina

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 136-141

  Saggese, Miguel D ^a,i   Noseda, Ramón P ^b   Uhart, Marcela M ^c   Deem, Sharon L ^d,j   Ferreyra, Hebe ^e   Romano, Marcelo C ^f   Ferreyra Armas, María C ^g   Hugh Jones, Martin ^h  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Laboratorio Azul Diagnostico SA   (Argentina)

^c WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (Argentina)

^d WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^e Wild Lab Laboratorio ^*  (Argentina)

^f Centro de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Ambiente (ECOSUR)   (Argentina)

^g Wild Lab Laboratorio   (Argentina)

^h LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

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Author keywords

Anthrax; Argentina; Bacillus anthracis; Raptors

Indexed keywords

ACCIPITRINAE; AVES; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BUTEO MAGNIROSTRIS; BUTEO SWAINSONI; FALCO FEMORALIS; FALCO SPARVERIUS; FALCONIDAE; MILVAGO CHIMANGO; RAPTORES; SPEOTYTO CUNICULARIA; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 34047161008     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-43.1.136     Document Type: Article

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