Serosurvey of pathogens in domestic dogs on the border of Noël Kempff Mercado National Park, Bolivia

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 28-36

  Bronson, Ellen ^a,d   Emmons, Louise H ^b   Murray, Suzan ^a   Dubovi, Edward J ^c   Deem, Sharon L ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^d Maryland Zoo in Baltimore   (United States)

Author keywords

Bolivia; Domestic dog; Domestic wildlife interface; Maned wolf; No l Kempff Mercado National Park; Seroprevalence

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; CANINE DISTEMPER VIRUS; CANINE PARVOVIRUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CHRYSOCYON BRACHYURUS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; EHRLICHIA CANIS; PARVOVIRUS; RABIES VIRUS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 41749099285     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/2006-0046.1     Document Type: Article

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