Diagnosis of epizootic bovine abortion in Nevada and identification of the vector

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 205-210

  Hall, Mark R ^a   Hanks, Donald ^a   Kvasnicka, William ^a   Bosomworth, Alan ^b   Smith, Harry ^a   Stott, Jeffrey L ^c   Blanchard, Myra T ^c   Anderson, Mark L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b Nevada Department of Agriculture   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d California Anim Hlth Food S   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; INFESTATION; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; PARASITE VECTOR; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY; TICK; UNITED STATES; VETERINARY ABORTION;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; ARTHROPOD VECTORS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; NEVADA; ORNITHODOROS; PREGNANCY; TICK INFESTATIONS;

EID: 0036581506     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870201400303     Document Type: Article

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