Seroprevalence of viral infections in domestic cats in Costa Rice

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 661-663

  Blanco, Kinndle ^a   Prendas, Jorge ^b   Cortes, Rocío ^b   Jimenez, Carlos ^b   Dolz, Gaby ^b  

^a Rancho Margot Rescue Center   (Costa Rica)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Feline herpesvirus type 1; Feline immunodeficiency virus; Feline leukemia virus; Feline parvovirus

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS ANTIGEN;

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CAT; CAT DISEASE; COSTA RICA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; FELINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS; FELINE PANLEUKOPENIA VIRUS; FEMALE; HERPES VIRUS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; CAT DISEASES; CATS; COSTA RICA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FELINE PANLEUKOPENIA VIRUS; FEMALE; HERPESVIRIDAE; IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS, FELINE; LEUKEMIA VIRUS, FELINE; MALE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; VIRUS DISEASES;

FELID HERPESVIRUS 1; FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; FELINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS; FELINE PARVOVIRUS; FELIS CATUS; HERPESVIRIDAE; PARVOVIRUS;

EID: 67650480611     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.71.661     Document Type: Article

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