Estimation of the transmission dynamics of Theileria equi and Babesia caballi in horses

Parasitology

Volumn 135, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 555-565

  Ruegg S R ^a   Heinzmann, D ^a   Barbour, A D ^a   Torgerson, P R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Babesia caballi; Epidemiology; Horses; Mathematical modelling; Mongolia; Monte Carlo methods; Theileria equi; Tick borne disease

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BABESIA CABALLI; BABESIOSIS; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MONGOLIA; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; THEILERIA; THEILERIA EQUI; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; BABESIA; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PARASITOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; BABESIA; BABESIA CABALLI; EQUIDAE; IXODIDA; THEILERIA EQUI;

ANIMALS; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MONGOLIA; MONTE CARLO METHOD; THEILERIA; THEILERIASIS;

EID: 42449104307     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182008004204     Document Type: Article

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