Evaluation of an ELISA for detection of antibodies to Babesia bigemina in cattle and it's application in an epidemiological survey in Brazil;Avaliação de um ELISA para detecção de anticorpos contra Babesia bigemina em bovinos e sua aplicação em um inquérito sorológico no Brasil

Pesquisa Veterinaria Brasileira

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 72-76

  Madruga, Cláudio R ^a   Marques, Ana Paula C ^a   Araújo, Flábio R ^b   Miguita, M ^a   Carvalho, Cristiano M E ^a   Araújo, Fábio S ^b   Umaki, Adriana C S ^c   Crocci, Adalberto J ^d   Queiróz, Rosângela A ^a  

^a EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^b Univ para o Desenvolvimento do E   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DOM BOSCO   (Brazil)

^d Depto Bioestatistica do Inst B   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Babesia bigemina; Cattle; ELISA; Pantanal; Serological tests

Indexed keywords

BABESIA BIGEMINA; BABESIA BOVIS; BOS TAURUS; CAESALPINIA CILIATA;

EID: 0035634161     PISSN: 0100736X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0100-736x2001000200005     Document Type: Review

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