Abortions, stillbirths and deformities in sheep at the Al-Ahsa oasis in eastern Saudi Arabia: Isolation of a bluetongue serogroup virus from the affected lambs

OIE Revue Scientifique et Technique

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 913-920

  Housawi, F M T ^a   Abu Elzein, E M E ^a   Ramadan, R O ^a   Gameel, A A ^a   Al Afaleq, A I ^a   Al Mousa, J ^a  

^a KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Abortion; Akabane virus; Bluetongue; Deformity; Saudi Arabia; Sheep; Stillbirth

Indexed keywords

AKABANE VIRUS; BLUETONGUE VIRUS; BOVINAE; GALLUS GALLUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 18244389247     PISSN: 02531933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20506/rst.23.3.1540     Document Type: Article

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