A serosurvey for Brucella suis, classical swine fever virus, porcine circovirus type 2, and pseudorabies virus in feral swine (Sus scrofa) of eastern North Carolina

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 462-466

  Sandfoss, Mark R ^a   de Perno, Christopher S ^a   Betsill, Carl W ^b   Palamar, Maria Baron ^a   Erickson, Gene ^c   Kennedy Stoskopf, Suzanne ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c Rollins Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Brucella suis; Classical swine fever; Feral swine; North Carolina; Porcine circovirus type 2; Pseudorabies virus; Sus scrofa

Indexed keywords

BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR SUIS; CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER VIRUS; PORCINE CIRCOVIRUS 2; SUID HERPESVIRUS 1; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA; SUS SCROFA DOMESTICA;

EID: 84859586439     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-48.2.462     Document Type: Article

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