Outbreak of dermatophilosis in a horse herd in Israel

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series A: Physiology Pathology Clinical Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 393-398

  Yeruham, I ^a   Elad, D ^b   Egozi, O ^c  

^a Hachaklait   (Israel)

^b KIMRON VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Israel)

^c Ein Vered   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

POVIDONE IODINE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACTINOMYCETALES; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; ISRAEL; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; WEATHER;

ACTINOMYCETALES; ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTIONS; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; ISRAEL; MALE; POVIDONE-IODINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WEATHER;

EID: 3042943047     PISSN: 0931184X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0442.1996.tb00467.x     Document Type: Article

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