Immunotherapy Trial for Horses in British Columbia with Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) Hypersensitivity

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 458-466

  Anderson, Gail S ^a   Belton, Peter ^a   Jahren, Elisabeth ^a,b   Lange, Henry ^a,c   Kleider, Nicholas ^a,d  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Jahren Veterinary Services   (Canada)

^c Animal Health Centre   (Canada)

^d Equine Clinic and Surgery   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ceratopogonidae; Culicoides hypersensitivity; Insect bites; Southwest British Columbia; Sweet itch

Indexed keywords

CERATOPOGONIDAE; DIPTERA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; INSECTA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CERATOPOGONIDAE; DESENSITIZATION; DISEASE COURSE; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY; INJECTION; MALE;

ANIMALS; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CERATOPOGONIDAE; DESENSITIZATION, IMMUNOLOGIC; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, IMMUNOLOGIC; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INJECTIONS; MALE;

EID: 0030136697     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/33.3.458     Document Type: Article

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