Acquisition of protective immunity in geochelone pardalis against Amblyomma marmoreum (acari: ixodidae) nymphal ticks

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-4

  Tembo, S D ^a   Kiwanuka, A ^a  

^a SEFAKO MAKGATHO HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Amblyomma marmoreum; Geochelone pardalis; Homogenates; Immunity; Nymphal ticks; Tortoises

Indexed keywords

ACARI; AMBLYOMMA; AMBLYOMMA MARMOREUM; GEOCHELONE PARDALIS; IXODIDAE; OLIGACANTHORHYNCHUS; PANTHERA PARDUS; TESTUDINIDAE;

ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; INFESTATION; MALE; NYMPH; PARASITE VECTOR; PARASITOLOGY; TICK; TURTLE;

ANIMALS; ARACHNID VECTORS; FEMALE; IMMUNITY, ACTIVE; MALE; NYMPH; TICK INFESTATIONS; TICKS; TURTLES;

EID: 0031088310     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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