Seroprevalence of Babesia ovis in sheep in Catalonia, northeastern Spain

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 275-281

  Ferrer, David ^a   Castellà, Joaquim ^a   Gutierrez J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Babesia ovis; Epidemiology protozoa; IFAT; Serology; Sheep; Spain

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; CLIMATE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; NONHUMAN; SEROPREVALENCE; SHEEP DISEASE; SPAIN; VEGETATION;

ANIMALS; BABESIA BOVIS; BABESIOSIS; GEOGRAPHY; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; SPAIN; TICKS;

EID: 0031740767     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(98)00175-7     Document Type: Article

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