Prevalence of feline immunodeficiency virus and feline leukaemia virus among client-owned cats and risk factors for infection in Germany

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 985-992

  Gleich, Sabine E ^a   Krieger, Stefan ^a   Hartmann, Katrin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CHEMISTRY; FELINE ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; FELINE LEUKEMIA; FELINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS; FEMALE; GERMANY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DNA, BACTERIAL; FELINE ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; FEMALE; GERMANY; IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS, FELINE; LEUKEMIA VIRUS, FELINE; LEUKEMIA, FELINE; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

FELIDAE; FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 70449636036     PISSN: 1098612X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfms.2009.05.019     Document Type: Article

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