Serological evidence for Babesia canis infection of horses and an endemic focus of B. caballi in Hungary

Acta Veterinaria Hungarica

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 491-500

  Hornok, S ^a   Edelhofer, Renate ^b   Foldvari G ^a   Joachim, Anja ^b   Farkas, R ^a  

^a SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Babesia caballi; Babesia canis; Horse babesiosis; Hungary; Seroprevalence

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BABESIA; BABESIA CABALLI; BABESIA CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; EQUIDAE;

EID: 38549118340     PISSN: 02366290     EISSN: 15882705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/AVet.55.2007.4.8     Document Type: Article

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