Seroprevalence of Dirofilaria immitis, feline leukemia virus, and feline immunodeficiency virus infection among dogs and cats exported from the 2005 Gulf Coast hurricane disaster area

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 231, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 218-225

  Levy, Julie K ^a   Edinboro, Charlotte H ^b   Glotfelty, Carmen Susan ^a   Dingman, Patricia A ^a   West, Aundria L ^a   Kirkland Cady, Kathy D ^a  

^a University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

^b EXPONENT INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HELMINTH ANTIBODY; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASTRATION; CAT; CAT DISEASE; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; FELINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS; FEMALE; FILARIASIS; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CASTRATION; CATS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FELINE ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; FEMALE; IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS, FELINE; LEUKEMIA VIRUS, FELINE; LEUKEMIA, FELINE; LOUISIANA; MALE; MISSISSIPPI; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TEXAS;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; FELINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS;

EID: 34447525170     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.231.2.218     Document Type: Article

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