Prevalence of Theileria spp. infection in sheep in South Khorasan province, Iran

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 140, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 239-243

  Razmi, G R ^a   Eshrati, H ^a   Rashtibaf, M ^a  

^a FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

Author keywords

Hyalomma; Rhipicephalus; Sheep; Theileria; Tick; Vector

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; FEMALE; HYALOMMA ANATOLICUM; HYALOMMA DROMEDARI; INFECTION RATE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHEEP; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THEILERIA; TICK; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; INFESTATION; IRAN; PARASITOLOGY; SEASON; SHEEP DISEASE;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; HYALOMMA; HYALOMMA ANATOLICUM; HYALOMMA DROMEDARII; OVIS ARIES; RHIPICEPHALUS; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS; THEILERIA;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; IRAN; MALE; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS; SEASONS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; THEILERIA; THEILERIASIS; TICK INFESTATIONS; TICKS;

EID: 33750709310     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.04.002     Document Type: Article

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