The distribution pattern of Sarcocystis species, their transmission and pathogenesis in sheep in fars province of Iran

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 243-253

  Oryan, A ^a   Moghaddar, N ^a   Gaur, S N S ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Infectivity; Nomads; Pathology; Prevalence; Sarcocystis; Sheep

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COCCIDIOSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ESOPHAGUS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; HAMSTER; HUMAN; IRAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PREVALENCE; SARCOCYSTIS; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; SYRIAN HAMSTER;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CRICETINAE; ESOPHAGUS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; PREVALENCE; SARCOCYSTIS; SARCOCYSTOSIS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

EID: 0029693213     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00366922     Document Type: Article

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