Evidence of feline immunodeficiency virus, feline leukemia virus, and Toxoplasma gondii in feral cats on Mauna Kea, Hawaii

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 315-318

  Danner, Raymond M ^a,c   Goltz, Daniel M ^a   Hess, Steven C ^b   Banko, Paul C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Felis catus; FeLV; Feral cat; FIV; Hawaii; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; FELINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS; FELIS CATUS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 34250330264     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-43.2.315     Document Type: Article

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