Environmental and multi-host infestation of the brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus in Owerri, South-east Nigeria - A case report

Veterinarski Arhiv

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 93-100

  Okoli, Ifeanyi Charles ^a   Okoli, Chidi Grace ^a   Opara, Maxwell ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Babesiosis; Canine; Human; Nigeria; Ovine; Parasitism; Rhipicephalus sanguineus

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS;

EID: 33645789370     PISSN: 03725480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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