Experimental transmission of bovine anaplasmosis (caused by Anaplasma marginale) by means of Dermacentor variabilis and D. andersoni (Ixodidae) collected in western Canada

Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 271-277

  Lankester, Murray W ^a   Scandrett, W Brad ^a   Golsteyn Thomas, Elizabeth J ^b   Chilton, Neil C ^c   Gajadhar, Alvin A ^a  

^a Centre for Food Borne and Animal Parasitology   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAPLASMA MARGINALE; ANAPLASMOSIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CANADA; CATTLE DISEASE; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMACENTOR; DISEASE CARRIER; INCUBATION TIME; MALE; MYCOPLASMA; NONHUMAN; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPLENECTOMY; TICK;

ANAPLASMA MARGINALE; ANAPLASMOSIS; ANIMALS; ARACHNID VECTORS; CANADA; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DERMACENTOR; MALE; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

ANAPLASMA MARGINALE; BOS; BOVINAE; DERMACENTOR VARIABILIS; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE; MYCOPLASMA;

EID: 35248835499     PISSN: 08309000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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