Infection of a goat with a tick-transmitted Ehrlichia from Georgia, U.S.A., that is closely related to Ehrlichia ruminantium

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 213-223

  Loftis, Amanda D ^a   Reeves, Will K ^a   Spurlock, John P ^b   Mahan, Suman M ^c   Troughton, Danielle R ^a   Dasch, Gregory A ^a   Levin, Michael L ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal disease models; Ehrlichia; Emerging infectious diseases; Ixodidae; Polymerase chain reaction; Ruminants; Tick borne diseases

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EHRLICHIA RUMINANTIUM; EHRLICHIOSIS; FEMALE; GENETICS; GOAT; GOAT DISEASE; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TICK; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; EHRLICHIA RUMINANTIUM; EHRLICHIOSIS; FEMALE; GEORGIA; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; IXODIDAE; MALE;

AMBLYOMMA; AMBLYOMMA AMERICANUM; ANAPLASMATACEAE; ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; EHRLICHIA RUMINANTIUM; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE;

EID: 33846527061     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3376/1081-1710(2006)31[213:IOAGWA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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