Seroprevalence of leptospirosis in domesticated Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) in north and west Thailand in 2004

Veterinary Record

Volumn 160, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 368-371

  Oni, O ^a   Sujit, K ^b   Kasemsuwan, S ^b   Sakpuaram, T ^b   Pfeiffer, D U ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS; ELEPHANTIDAE; ELEPHAS MAXIMUS; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS SEROVAR BATAVIAE; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS SEROVAR SEJROE; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS SEROVAR TARASSOVI;

EID: 34047187108     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.160.11.368     Document Type: Article

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