A sero-epidemiological survey of blood parasites in cattle in the north-eastern Free State, South Africa

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 67-75

  Mtshali, M S ^a   De Waal, D T ^b   Mbati, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Anaplasma; Babesia; Cattle; ELISA; Epidemiology; IFAT

Indexed keywords

BABESIA BIGEMINA; BLOOD SMEAR; BOOPHILUS DECOLORATUS; CATTLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PARASITOSIS; REVIEW; RHIPICEPHALUS EVERTSI EVERTSI; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEROLOGY; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TICK;

ACARI; ANAPLASMA; ANIMALIA; BABESIA; BABESIA BIGEMINA; BOOPHILUS DECOLORATUS; BOOPHILUS MICROPLUS; BOS TAURUS; IXODIDAE; RHIPICEPHALUS; RHIPICEPHALUS EVERTSI EVERTSI;

EID: 2442568552     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/ojvr.v71i1.287     Document Type: Review

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