Prospects for subunit vaccines against tick-borne diseases

British Veterinary Journal

Volumn 152, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 621-639

  Musoke, A J ^a   Palmer, G H ^a   McElwain, T F ^a   Nene, V ^a   Imckeever, D ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Babesia; Rickettsia; Subunit; Theileria; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

ACARICIDE; LIVE VACCINE; PARASITE ANTIGEN; VACCINE;

ANAPLASMATACEAE; BABESIA; EHRLICHIA; INFECTION CONTROL; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VECTOR; REVIEW; THEILERIA; TICK BORNE DISEASE; VACCINATION;

EID: 0029902891     PISSN: 00071935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0007-1935(96)80117-5     Document Type: Review

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