The epidemiology of heartwater: Establishment and maintenance of endemic stability

Parasitology Today

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 402-405

  Deem, Sharon L ^a,c   Norval, R Andrew I ^b   Yonow, Tania ^b   Peter, Trevor F ^a   Mahan, Suman ^a   Burridge, Michael J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

^c Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EHRLICHIA; HEARTWATER DISEASE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

ACARI; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIA RUMINANTIUM;

EID: 0030271366     PISSN: 01694758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0169-4758(96)10057-0     Document Type: Article

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