Control of strangles outbreaks by isolation of guttural pouch carriers identified using PCR and culture of Streptococcus equi

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 515-526

  Newton, J R ^a   Verheyen, K ^a   Talbot, N C ^a   Timoney, J F ^b   Wood, J L N ^a   Lakhani, K H ^a   Chanter, N ^a  

^a ANIMAL HEALTH TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disease control; Guttural pouches; Healthy carriers; Horse; S.equi; Strangles outbreaks

Indexed keywords

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

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; HETEROZYGOTE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; NASOPHARYNX; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; CARRIER STATE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; NASOPHARYNX; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI;

EID: 0034330488     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516400777584721     Document Type: Article

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