An unidentified filarial species and its impact on fitness in wild populations of the black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes)

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 53-64

  Wisely, Samantha M ^a   Howard, JoGayle ^b   Williams, Steven A ^c   Bain, Odile ^d   Santymire, Rachel M ^b,e   Bardsley, Katherine D ^f   Williams, Elizabeth S ^f  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Clark Science Center   (United States)

^d MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^e LINCOLN PARK ZOO   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Black footed ferret; Cross reactivity; Dirofilaria immitis; Heartworm antigen; Microfilaria; Molecular characterization; Mustela nigripes; Seroprevalence

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; FILARIA; MAMMALIA; MUSTELA; MUSTELA NIGRIPES;

PARASITE ANTIGEN;

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CROSS REACTION; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DISEASE CARRIER; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FERRET; FILARIASIS; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; WILD ANIMAL;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CROSS REACTIONS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FERRETS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 42449084510     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-44.1.53     Document Type: Article

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