Seroprevalence of equine babesiosis in the Black Sea region of Turkey

Parasitology International

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 198-200

  Acici, Mustafa ^a   Umur, Sinasi ^a   Guvenc, Tolga ^a   Arslan, H Hilal ^a   Kurt, Mithat ^b  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Veterinary Control and Research Institute   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Babesiosis; Equidae; IFAT; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BABESIA CABALLI; BABESIOSIS; BLOOD PARASITE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DONKEY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HORSE; HYALOMMA DETRITUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIPICEPHALUS; RHIPICEPHALUS TURANICUS; SEROPREVALENCE; THEILERIA; THEILERIA EQUI; TURKEY (BIRD);

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; EQUIDAE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; PREVALENCE; THEILERIA; THEILERIASIS; TURKEY;

ANIMALIA; BABESIA CABALLI; EQUIDAE; HYALOMMA; RHIPICEPHALUS TURANICUS; THEILERIA EQUI;

EID: 40849102410     PISSN: 13835769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2007.12.009     Document Type: Article

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