Serologic survey for potential pathogens and assessment of disease risk in Australian fur seals

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 555-565

  Lynch, Michael ^a,b   Nielsen, Ole ^c   Duigna, Pádraig J ^d   Kirkwood, Roger ^e   Hoskins, Andrew ^b   Arnould, John P Y ^b  

^a Melbourne Zoo   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e Phillip Island Nature Parks   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian fur seals; Brucella; Influenza; Leptospira; Morbillivirus; Serology; Toxoplasma; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARCTOCEPHALUS PUSILLUS DORIFERUS; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA SP.; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; LEPTOSPIRA; MAMMALIA; MORBILLIVIRUS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS COMPLEX; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 79960217838     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-47.3.555     Document Type: Article

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