Investigations into shaking mink syndrome: An encephalomyelitis of unknown cause in farmed mink (Mustela vison) kits in Scandinavia

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 305-312

  Gavier Widén, Dolores ^a   Bröjer, Caroline ^a   Dietz, Hans Henrik ^b   Englund, Lena ^a   Hammer, Anne Sofie ^b   Hedlund, Kjell Olof ^c   Hård Af Segerstad, Carl ^a   Nilsson, Kristina ^a   Nowotny, Norbert ^d,e   Puurula, Vuokko ^f   Thorén, Peter ^a   Uhlhorn, Henrik ^a   Weissenböck, Herbert ^d   Ågren, Erik ^a   Klingeborn, Berndt ^a  

^a NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^e UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^f NATL VET AND FOOD RES INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ANIMALIA; CLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; ENCEPHALITOZOON CUNICULI; LISTERIA; MUSTELA; MUSTELA VISON; NEOSPORA CANINUM; PROTOZOA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 4143103708     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870401600408     Document Type: Article

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