Serologic-based investigation of leptospirosis in a population of free-ranging eastern grey kangaroos (Macropus giganteus) indicating the presence of Leptospira weilii serovar Topaz

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 564-569

  Roberts, Michael W ^a,c   Smythe, Lee ^b   Dohnt, Michael ^b   Symonds, Meegan ^b   Slack, Andrew ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c Biosis Research   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eastern grey kangaroo; Leptospira weilii; Leptospirosis; Macropus gigantem; Topaz; Zoonotic

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIRA WEILII; MACROPODIDAE; MACROPUS; MACROPUS GIGANTEUS; PERAMELES; PERAMELES NASUTA;

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; KANGAROO; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; SEROTYPING; TRANSMISSION; VETERINARY; WILD ANIMAL; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MACROPODIDAE; MALE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEROTYPING; ZOONOSES;

EID: 77952360716     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-46.2.564     Document Type: Article

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