Surveillance using serological and molecular methods for the detection of infectious agents in captive Brazilian neotropic and exotic felids

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 166-173

  Filoni, Claudia ^a,b,c   Catão Dias, José Luiz ^a,d   Cattori, Valentino ^g   Willi, Barbara ^g   Meli, Marina L ^g   Corrêa, Sandra Helena Ramiro ^d   Marques, Mara Cristina ^d   Adania, Cristina Harumi ^e   Silva, Jean Carlos Ramos ^b,f   Marvulo, Maria Fernanda Vianna ^b   Neto, José Soares Ferreira ^a   Durigon, Edison Luiz ^a   de Carvalho, Vania Maria ^c   Coutinho, Selene Dall'Acqua ^c   Lutz, Hans ^g   Hofmann Lehmann, Regina ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Brazilian Institute for Conservation Medicine TRÍADE   (Brazil)

^c PAULISTA UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^d Applied Research Division São Paulo Zoological Park Foundation   (Brazil)

^e Mata Ciliar Association   (Brazil)

^f UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Feline viral infections; mycoplasmas; vector borne pathogens; wild felids

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CAT; CAT DISEASE; FELIDAE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HEALTH SURVEY; IMMUNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROLOGY; VIROLOGY; WILD ANIMAL; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ANIMALS, ZOO; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; BRAZIL; CAT DISEASES; CATS; FELIDAE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SEROLOGIC TESTS;

EID: 84857281015     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: 19434936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1040638711407684     Document Type: Article

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