Prevalence of Neutralizing Antibodies to Akabane Virus in Ruminants in Saudi Arabia

Journal of Veterinary Medicine, Series B

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 257-262

  Al Afaleq, A I ^a   Abu Elzein, E M E ^a   Mellor, P S ^a,b  

^a KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AKABANE VIRUS; ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVIDAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES;

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ARBOVIRUS; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BOVIDS; CATTLE; GOAT; IMMUNOLOGY; SAUDI ARABIA; SERODIAGNOSIS; SHEEP; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ARBOVIRUSES; CATTLE; GOATS; NEUTRALIZATION TESTS; RUMINANTS; SAUDI ARABIA; SHEEP;

EID: 0032087416     PISSN: 09311793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0450.1998.tb00792.x     Document Type: Article

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