Theileriosis in a white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) fawn

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 806-809

  Yabsley, Michael J ^a   Quick, Tracie C ^b   Little, Susan E ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b South Carolina Veterinary Emergency Care   (United States)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amblyomma americanum; Lone star tick; Odocoileus virginianus; Theileria cervi; Theileriosis; White tailed deer

Indexed keywords

ACARI; AMBLYOMMA; AMBLYOMMA AMERICANUM; ODOCOILEUS; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; THEILERIA; THEILERIA CERVI;

EID: 33144473020     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-41.4.806     Document Type: Article

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