Epizootiology and management of feline leukemia virus in the Florida puma

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 537-552

  Cunningham, Mark W ^a   Brown, Meredith A ^b   Shindle, David B ^a,c   Terrell, Scott P ^d   Hayes, Kathleen A ^e   Ferree, Bambi C ^a   McBride, R T ^f   Blankenahip, Emmett L ^g   Jansen, Deborah ^g   Citino, Scott B ^h   Roelke, Melody E ⁱ   Kiltie, Richard A ^a   Troyer, Jennifer L ⁱ   O'Brien, Stephen J ^b  

^a FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Conservancy of Southwest Florida ^*  (United States)

^d DISNEY S ANIMAL KINGDOM   (United States)

^e OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Rancher's Supply Inc   (United States)

^g NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^h WHITE OAK CONSERVATION CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ SAIC FREDERICK INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Feline leukemia virus; Florida panther; Infectious disease; Puma concolor coryi; Retrovirus; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

FELINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS; FELIS CATUS; PUMA CONCOLOR CORYI;

EID: 52949110598     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-44.3.537     Document Type: Article

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