Morbillivirus infection in live stranded, injured, trapped, and captive cetaceans in southeastern Queensland and Northern New South Wales, Australia

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 47-55

  Stone, Brett M ^a   Blyde, David J ^b   Saliki, Jeremiah T ^c   Morton, John M ^d  

^a QML Vetnostics   (Australia)

^b Sea World   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d Jemora Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Cetacean; CMV; Epidemiology; Morbillivirus; New south wales; Queensland; Serology

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; CETACEAN MORBILLIVIRUS; MORBILLIVIRUS; PEPONOCEPHALA; PEPONOCEPHALA ELECTRA; TURSIOPS; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 84856059663     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-48.1.47     Document Type: Article

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