A molecular survey of Theileria and Babesia parasites in cattle, with a note on the distribution of ticks in Tunisia (Parasitology Research (2008) 103, (435-442) DOI: 10.1007/s00436-008-0995-3);A molecular survey of Theileria and Babesia parasites in cattle, with a note on the distribution of ticks in Tunisia

Parasitology Research

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 435-442

  M'ghirbi, Y ^a   Hurtado, A ^b   Brandika, J ^b   Khlif, K ^c   Ketata, Z ^c   Bouattour, A ^a  

^a PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^b NEIKER and a Vaccine producing Commercial Company CZVSL   (Spain)

^c CRDA Zaghouan   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BABESIA; BABESIA BIGEMINA; BABESIA BOVIS; BABESIOSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; BOOPHILUS ANNULATUS; CATTLE; HAEMAPHYSALIS CINNABARINA PUNCTATA; HAEMAPHYSALIS SULCATA; HYALOMMA DETRITUM; HYALOMMA EXCAVATUM; HYALOMMA MARGINATUM; IXODES RICINUS; MIXED INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEILERIA; THEILERIA ANNULATA; THEILERIA BUFFELI; TICK;

BABESIA; BABESIA BIGEMINA; BABESIA BOVIS; BOOPHILUS ANNULATUS; BOS; BOVINAE; HAEMAPHYSALIS PUNCTATA; HAEMAPHYSALIS SULCATA; HYALOMMA; HYALOMMA ANATOLICUM EXCAVATUM; HYALOMMA MARGINATUM; IXODES RICINUS; IXODIDA; THEILERIA; THEILERIA ANNULATA; THEILERIA BUFFELI;

EID: 44349088103     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-008-1110-5     Document Type: Erratum

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