Foal diarrhoea between 1991 and 1994 in the United Kingdom associated with Clostridium perfringens, rotavirus, Strongyloides westeri and Cryptosporidium spp.

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 375-383

  Netherwood, T ^a   Wood, J L N ^a   Townsend, H G G ^b   Mumford, J A ^a   Chanter, N ^a  

^a ANIMAL HEALTH TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAMPYLOBACTER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DIARRHEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FATALITY; HORSE; NONHUMAN; ROTAVIRUS; SALMONELLA; STRONGYLOIDES; UNITED KINGDOM; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 0029913946     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0950268800001564     Document Type: Article

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