A study on bluetongue virus infection in Saudi Arabia using sentinel ruminants

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 243-251

  Abu Elzein, E M E ^a   Aitchison, H ^b   Al Afaleq, A I ^a   Al Bashir, A M ^a   Ibrahim, A O ^a   Housawi, F M T ^a  

^a KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b ONDERSTEPOORT VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bluetongue virus; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BLUETONGUE VIRUS; BOS TAURUS; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES;

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLUETONGUE ORBIVIRUS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; GOAT; GOAT DISEASE; HEALTH SURVEY; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION; SAUDI ARABIA; SEROTYPING; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; BLUETONGUE; BLUETONGUE VIRUS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; IMMUNITY, MATERNALLY-ACQUIRED; SAUDI ARABIA; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SEROTYPING; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

EID: 0032234529     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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