Diagnosis of Theileria annulata infection of cattle in Tunisia: Comparison of serology and blood smears

Veterinary Research

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 613-621

  Darghouth, Mea ^a   Bouattour, A ^b   Miled, L Ben ^b   Sassi, L ^a  

^a Ecole Nationale de Medecine Veterinaire   (Tunisia)

^b PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF TUNIS   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Cattle; Immunofluorescent antibody test; Theileria annulate; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; THEILERIA; THEILERIA ANNULATA;

PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; PARASITEMIA; PREVALENCE; SEASON; THEILERIA ANNULATA;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; CATTLE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; MALE; PARASITEMIA; PREVALENCE; SEASONS; THEILERIA ANNULATA; THEILERIASIS;

EID: 0030329777     PISSN: 09284249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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