Elimination of guttural pouch infection and inflammation in asymptomatic carriers of Streptococcus equi

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 527-532

  Verheyen, K ^a   Newton, J R ^a   Talbot, N C ^a   De Brauwere, M N ^b   Chanter, N ^a  

^a ANIMAL HEALTH TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Redwings Horse Sanctuary   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

'Strangles' outbreaks; Guttural pouches; Healthy carriers; Horse; S. equi; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; HETEROZYGOTE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; NASOPHARYNX; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; CARRIER STATE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MALE; NASOPHARYNX; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI;

EID: 0034328266     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516400777584703     Document Type: Article

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