First cases of squirrelpox in red squirrels (Sciurus vulgahs) in Scotland

Veterinary Record

Volumn 164, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 528-531

  Mclnnes, C J ^a   Coulter, L ^a   Dagleish, M P ^a   Fiegna, C ^a   Gilray, J ^a   Willoughby, K ^a   Cole, M ^b   Milne, E ^c   Meredith, A ^c   Everest, D J ^d   MacMaster, A M ^e  

^a MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH NATURAL HERITAGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^e Red Squirrels in South Scotland

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POXVIRIDAE; SCIURIDAE; SCIURUS; TAMIASCIURUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; POXVIRUS INFECTION; SCIURIDAE; UNITED KINGDOM; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; POXVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; SCIURIDAE; SCOTLAND;

EID: 67549117493     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.164.17.528     Document Type: Article

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