Review of Australian species of Theileria, with special reference to Theileria buffeli of cattle

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 81-90

  Stewart, N P ^a   Uilenberg, G ^b   De Vos, A J ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^b Institut d'Elevage et de Médicine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux   (France)

^c Tick Fever Research Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; AUSTRALIA; CATTLE; CLASSIFICATION; MARSUPIAL; PARASITE VECTOR; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; THEILERIA; TICK;

ANIMALS; ARACHNID VECTORS; AUSTRALIA; CATTLE; MARSUPIALIA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; THEILERIA; THEILERIASIS; TICKS;

EID: 0030077040     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02250731     Document Type: Review

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