Road-killed common toads (Bufo bufo) in flanders (Belgium) reveal low prevalence of ranaviruses and batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 835-839

  Martel, An ^a   Fard, Mojdeh Sharifian ^a   van Rooij, Pascale ^a   Jooris, Robert ^b   Boone, Francine ^c   Haesebrouck, Freddy ^a   van Rooij, David ^a   Pasmans, Frank ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Natuurpunt Hyla   (Belgium)

^c NONE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANURA; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; BUFO BUFO; RANAVIRUS;

EID: 84863477624     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-48.3.835     Document Type: Article

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