A case of equine abortion caused by Encephalitozoon sp.

Acta Veterinaria Hungarica

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 525-532

  Szeredi, L ^a   Pospischil, A ^b   Dencso L ^a   Mathis, A ^b   Dobos Kovacs M ^c  

^a CENTRAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Abortion; Encephalitozoon sp.; Horse; Placentitis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EMBRYO MEMBRANE; ENCEPHALITOZOON; FEMALE; FETUS; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; VETERINARY ABORTION;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; ENCEPHALITOZOON; ENCEPHALITOZOONOSIS; EXTRAEMBRYONIC MEMBRANES; FEMALE; FETUS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS;

ENCEPHALITOZOON; ENCEPHALITOZOON SP.; EQUIDAE; MICROSPORIDIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 38549159419     PISSN: 02366290     EISSN: 15882705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/AVet.55.2007.4.11     Document Type: Article

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