Persistence of Ehrlichia phagocytophila Infection in Two Age Groups of Lambs

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 453-458

  Stuen, S ^a   Bergstrom K ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Age; Granulocytic Ehrlichia; Sheep; Tick borne fever

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIOSIS; FEVER; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NEUTROPHIL; NEWBORN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BACTEREMIA; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIOSIS; FEVER; NEUTROPHILS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

EID: 0035754359     PISSN: 0044605X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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