Factors influencing infections in Rhipicephalus appendiculatus ticks fed on cattle infected with Theileria parva

Parasitology

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 255-266

  Young, A S ^a   Dolan, T T ^a   Morzaria, S P ^a   Mwakima, F N ^a   Norval, R A I ^a   Scott, J ^a   Sherriff, A ^b   Gettinby, G ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cattle; Generalized linear model; Rhipicephalus appendiculatus; Theileria parva; Transmission database

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEILERIA PARVA; TICK;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; RHIPICEPHALUS APPENDICULATUS; THEILERIA PARVA;

EID: 0029838139     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0031182000082020     Document Type: Article

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