First reported case of bovine babesiosis in Flanders;Babesiose bij runderen: Eerste klinische uitbraak in Vlaanderen

Vlaams Diergeneeskundig Tijdschrift

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 208-215

  Everaert, D ^a   Geysen, D ^b   Brandt, J ^b   Witters, J ^c   Deprez, P ^a   Claerebout, E ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^c NONE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BABESIA DIVERGENS; BOS; BOVINAE; HEXAPODA; IXODIDA;

EID: 34547525982     PISSN: 03039021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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