First case report of histoplasmosis in a cat in Japan

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 71, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1669-1672

  Kobayashi, Ryosuke ^a   Tanaka, Fumihiko ^b   Asai, Atsusi ^b   Kagawa, Yumiko ^c   Ikeda, Teruo ^d   Shirota, Kinji ^a  

^a AZABU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Asai Animal Clinic   (Japan)

^c North Lab   (Japan)

^d Laboratories of Veterinary Immunology   (Japan)

Author keywords

Feline; Histoplasmosis; Intestinal; Japan

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAT; CAT DISEASE; FEMALE; HISTOPLASMOSIS; JAPAN; MICROBIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; FEMALE; HISTOPLASMOSIS; JAPAN;

AJELLOMYCES; FELIDAE;

EID: 73349091258     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.001669     Document Type: Article

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