Incidence and prevalence of tick-borne haemoparasites in domestic ruminants in Ghana

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 124, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 25-42

  Bell Sakyi, L ^a,b   Koney, E B M ^a   Dogbey, O ^a   Walker, A R ^b  

^a Accra Veterinary Laboratory   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaplasma; Babesia; Cattle; Ghana; Small ruminants; Theileria

Indexed keywords

ANAPLASMA; ANAPLASMATACEAE; ARTICLE; BABESIA; BLOOD SMEAR; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GHANA; GOAT; HEMATOCRIT; INFECTION RATE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE INCIDENCE; PARASITOSIS; PREVALENCE; SHEEP; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THEILERIA; TICK BORNE DISEASE;

ANAPLASMOSIS; ANIMALS; ARACHNID VECTORS; BABESIOSIS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FEMALE; GHANA; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; HEMATOCRIT; MALE; PARASITEMIA; PREVALENCE; SEASONS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; THEILERIASIS; TICK-BORNE DISEASES; TICKS;

ACARI; ANAPLASMA; ANIMALIA; BABESIA; BABESIA BIGEMINA; BORRELIA; BORRELIA SP.; BOS TAURUS; CAPRA HIRCUS; MYCOPLASMA; OVIS ARIES; THEILERIA; THEILERIA MUTANS; THEILERIA SP.; THEILERIA VELIFERA;

EID: 4444344444     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2004.05.027     Document Type: Article

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