Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection in horses in the Netherlands

Veterinary Record

Volumn 162, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 216-218

  Butler, C M ^a   Nijhof, A M ^b   Jongejan, F ^b,c   Van Der Kolk, J H ^a  

^a Internal Medicine Section

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; EQUIDAE;

EID: 41049089719     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.162.7.216     Document Type: Article

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