Failure of a Permethrin Treatment Regime to Protect Cattle Against Bluetongue Virus

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 760-762

  Mullens, Bradley A ^a   Gerry, Alec C ^a,b   Velten, Robert K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE; PERMETHRIN; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLUETONGUE ORBIVIRUS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; IMMUNOLOGY; SHEEP DISEASE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; BLUETONGUE; BLUETONGUE VIRUS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; INSECTICIDES; PERMETHRIN;

EID: 0035463160     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-38.5.760     Document Type: Article

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