Rabies, canine distemper, and canine parvovirus exposure in large carnivore communities from two zambian ecosystems

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 643-649

  Berentsen, Are R ^a   Dunbar, Mike R ^a   Becker, Matthew S ^b,c   M'Soka, Jassiel ^b,c,d   Droge, Egil ^b   Sakuya, Nicholas M ^e   Matandiko, Wigganson ^b,c,d   McRobb, Rachel ^f   Hanlon, Cathleen A ^g  

^a NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Zambian Carnivore Programme   (Zambia)

^c MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Zambia Wildlife Authority   (Zambia)

^e Department of Veterinary and Livestock Development ^*  (Zambia)

^f South Luangwa Conservation Society   (Zambia)

^g KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Canine distemper virus; Canine parvovirus; Carnivores; Rabies; Zambia

Indexed keywords

NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODY; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CANINE DISTEMPER MORBILLIVIRUS; CARNIVORE; CROCUTA CROCUTA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG; ECOSYSTEM; FELINE PANLEUKOPENIA VIRUS; HYENA; LION; LYCAON PICTUS; NONHUMAN; PANTHERA LEO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABIES VIRUS; SEROCONVERSION; SEROLOGY; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CARNIVORA; DISTEMPER; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PARVOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; RABIES; VETERINARY; VIROLOGY; WILD ANIMAL; ZAMBIA;

CANINE DISTEMPER VIRUS; CANINE PARVOVIRUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CROCUTA CROCUTA; LYCAON PICTUS; PANTHERA LEO; RABIES VIRUS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANIMALS, WILD; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CARNIVORA; DISTEMPER; DISTEMPER VIRUS, CANINE; DOGS; ECOSYSTEM; HUMANS; HYAENIDAE; LIONS; PARVOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; PARVOVIRUS, CANINE; RABIES; RABIES VIRUS; ZAMBIA;

EID: 84884255309     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: 15577759     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2012.1233     Document Type: Article

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