Antibodies to canine distemper and phocine distemper viruses in polar bears from the Canadian arctic

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 338-342

  Cattet, Marc R L ^a   Duignan, Pádraig J ^b   House, Carol A ^c   St Aubin, David J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c National Veterinary Services Laboratories   (United States)

^d Mystic Aquarium and Institute for Exploration   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibody; Canine distemper virus; Morbillivirus; Phocine distemper virus; Polar bear; Prevalence; Serology; Ursus maritimus

Indexed keywords

CANINE DISTEMPER VIRUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; MEASLES VIRUS; MORBILLIVIRUS; PHOCINE DISTEMPER VIRUS; URSUS; URSUS MARITIMUS;

EID: 3843086299     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-40.2.338     Document Type: Article

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