Serologic survey of woodchuck hepatitis virus in North Carolina woodchucks (Marmota monax)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 263-265

  Cullen, J M ^a   Lindsey Pegram, D ^a,c   Cote, P J ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Animal Hospital of East Davie   (United States)

Author keywords

Hepadnavirus; Woodchuck; Woodchuck hepatitis virus

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HEPATITIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS VIRUS; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; RODENT DISEASE; SCIURIDAE; UNITED STATES; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS VIRUSES; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, ANIMAL; MALE; MARMOTA; RODENT DISEASES; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; HEPADNAVIRIDAE; MARMOTA MONAX; SCIURIDAE; WOODCHUCK HEPATITIS VIRUS;

EID: 44649138473     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/2007-0119R.1     Document Type: Article

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