A mild Theileria parva parasite with potential for immunisation against East Coast fever

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 61, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 41-47

  Mbogo, S K ^a   Kariuki, D P ^a   Ngumi, P N ^a   McHardy, N ^a  

^a KENYA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Cattle Protozoa; East Coast fever; Immune response Protozoa; Stabilate; Theileria parva

Indexed keywords

BUPARVAQUONE; PROTOZOAL VACCINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNIZATION; NONHUMAN; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; THEILERIA PARVA;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BUBALUS; FRIESIA; PROTOZOA; THEILERIA; THEILERIA PARVA;

EID: 0030039594     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-4017(95)00796-2     Document Type: Article

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