Detection of IgM antibodies against Babesia bovis in cattle

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 11-17

  Goncalves P M ^a   Passos, L M F ^a   Ribeiro, M F B ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b Inst Cie Biol C P   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Babesia bovis; ELISA; IgM

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BABESIA BOVIS; BABESIOSIS; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; NONHUMAN; SEROLOGY; SERUM;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; BABESIA BOVIS; BABESIOSIS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TICKS;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; BABESIA BOVIS; BOOPHILUS BOVIS; BOOPHILUS MICROPLUS; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0345059839     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(98)00254-4     Document Type: Article

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