Seroepizootiological survey for selected viral infections in captive asiatic lions (Panthera leo persica) from western India

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 400-408

  Ramanathan, Anand ^a   Malik, Pradeep K ^a   Prasad, Gaya ^b  

^a WILDLIFE INSTITUTE OF INDIA   (India)

^b CCS HARYANA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Canine distemper virus; Feline immunode ficiency virus; Feline leukemia virus; Feline parvovirus; Panthera leo persica; Seroepizootiology

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BLOOD; CANINE DISTEMPER MORBILLIVIRUS; DISEASE CARRIER; DOG DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; FELINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS; FELINE PANLEUKOPENIA VIRUS; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; INDIA; LION; MALE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; VACCINATION; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DISTEMPER; DISTEMPER VIRUS, CANINE; FELINE PANLEUKOPENIA VIRUS; FEMALE; IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS, FELINE; INDIA; LEUKEMIA VIRUS, FELINE; LIONS; MALE; PARVOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TRANSPORTATION; VACCINATION;

ANIMALIA; CANINE DISTEMPER VIRUS; FELIDAE; FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; FELINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS; FELINE PARVOVIRUS; PANTHERA; PANTHERA LEO PERSICA; PARVOVIRUS;

EID: 34748913011     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/2007-0006.1     Document Type: Review

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