Toward a modernized definition of wildlife health

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 427-430

  Stephen, Craig ^a,b,c  

^a Centre for Coastal Health   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Animal; Definition; Health; Resilience; Vulnerability; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DISEASE CARRIER; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC HEALTH; VETERINARY; WILD ANIMAL; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; ECOSYSTEM; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; ZOONOSES;

EID: 84904022758     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/2013-11-305     Document Type: Article

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