High infection rates of the tick Hyalomma anatolicum anatolicum with Trypanosoma theileri

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 251-256

  Latif, A A ^a   Bakheit, M A ^b   Mohamed, Amna E ^b   Zweygarth, E ^c  

^a Pearson Institute of Higher Education   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

^c ONDERSTEPOORT VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Hyalomma anatolicum anatolicum; Infection rate; Trypanosoma theileri

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CENTRIFUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOLYMPH; HYALOMMA ANATOLICUM ANATOLICUM; INFESTATION; INOCULATION; NONHUMAN; PARASITEMIA; TICK; TRYPANOSOMA THEILERI;

EID: 13844262951     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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