Bacterial and Parasitic Zoonoses of Exotic Pets

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Exotic Animal Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 401-415

  Souza, Marcy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Disease prevention; Exotic pets; Nontraditional pets; Zoonoses

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; REVIEW; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DISEASE VECTORS; HUMANS; PARASITIC DISEASES, ANIMAL; ZOONOSES;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 69349102102     PISSN: 10949194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvex.2009.06.003     Document Type: Review

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