Canine distemper vaccination is a safe and useful preventive procedure for southern sea otters (Enhydra lutra nereis)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 705-710

  Jessup, David A ^a   Murray, Michael J ^b   Casper, David R ^c   Brownstein, Deborah ^a   Kreuder Johnson, Christine ^d  

^a CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^b MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Canine distemper; Enhydra lutris nereis; Morbilivirus; Sea otter; Serology; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS VACCINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CANINE DISTEMPER; CANINE DISTEMPER MORBILLIVIRUS; CARNIVORA; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; TIME;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; DISTEMPER; DISTEMPER VIRUS, CANINE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; MALE; OTTERS; TIME FACTORS; VIRAL VACCINES;

CARNIVORA; ENHYDRA; ENHYDRA LUTRIS NEREIS; LUTRA; NEREIS; POXVIRIDAE;

EID: 72649087852     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/2008-0080.1     Document Type: Article

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