Sero-epidemiological study of the presence of hantaviruses in domestic dogs and cats from Belgium

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 221-224

  Dobly, A ^a,b   Cochez, C ^a,b   Goossens, E ^a,b   De Bosschere, H ^a,b   Hansen, P ^a,b   Roels, S ^a,b   Heyman, P ^a,b  

^a QUEEN ASTRID MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b VETERINARY AND AGROCHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Canis familiaris; Distribution; Felis catus; Hantavirus; Rodent

Indexed keywords

HANTAVIRUS ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

AGE; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CAT DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG DISEASE; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ECOLOGY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENDER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HANTAVIRUS; HANTAVIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INFECTION RISK; NONHUMAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RODENT; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; BELGIUM; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FLUOROIMMUNOASSAY; HANTAVIRUS; HANTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; MALE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIS CATUS; HANTAVIRUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 84856576989     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: 15322661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2011.02.003     Document Type: Article

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