Risk factors for exposure to feline pathogens in California mountain lions (Puma Concolor)

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 279-293

  Foley, Janet E ^a   Swift, Pamela ^b   Fleer, Katryna A ^a   Torres, Steve ^b   Girard, Yvette A ^c   Johnson, Christine K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Canine distemper virus; Feline calicivirus; Feline coronavirus; Feline herpesvirus; Feline leukemia virus; Serologic survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876064410     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/2012-08-206     Document Type: Article

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