Paraparesis in a polar bear (Ursus Maritimus) associated with west nile virus infection

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 568-571

  Dutton, Christopher J ^a   Quinnell, Mark ^b   Lindsay, Robbin ^c   Delay, Josepha ^d   Barker, Ian K ^b  

^a TORONTO ZOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Polar bear; Ursus maritimus; West nile virus

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEAR; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; FATALITY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; PARAPLEGIA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SERODIAGNOSIS; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; FATAL OUTCOME; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEUTRALIZATION TESTS; PARAPARESIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; URSIDAE; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE VIRUS;

URSUS MARITIMUS; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 70350170607     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/2008-0121.1     Document Type: Article

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