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Common opossum

Animal common names
Common opossum
Family
Mammalia
Animal genus and species
Didelphis marsupialis
Serovar
Pomona
Serogroup
Pomona
Presumptive species
L.interrogans


Country names
United States
Other location data
Dixon Springs, Illinois
Year
1961-1963


Specimen type
Urine
Detection method
Culture
Determining method
"Sent to "The Walter Reed Army Institute"", GA, Sent to Centers for Disease Control


Number of animals with id isolates
3
Animal age class
Adult
Animal health
Not stated

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Citation

Ferris DH, Andrews RD, 1967. Parameters of a natural focus of Leptospira pomona in skunks and, opossums. Bull Wildlife Dis Ass 3: 2-10.