Molecular evidence for transplacental transmission of Theileria equi from carrier mares to their apparently healthy foals

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 130-136

  Allsopp, M T E P ^a,b   Lewis, B D ^b   Penzhorn, B L ^b  

^a ONDERSTEPOORT VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Oligonucleotide probing; Polymerase chain reaction; Theileria equi; Transplacental transmission

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; COLOSTRUM; EQUINE PIROPLASMOSIS; FEMALE; FETUS; FOAL; MALE; MARE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THEILARIA EQUI; THEILERIA;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; COLOSTRUM; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FEMALE; FETUS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; IMMUNITY, MATERNALLY-ACQUIRED; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; THEILERIA; THEILERIASIS;

EQUIDAE; IXODIDA; THEILERIA EQUI;

EID: 34547172239     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2007.05.017     Document Type: Article

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