First outbreak of Trypanosoma evansi in camels in metropolitan France

Veterinary Record

Volumn 162, Issue 23, 2008, Pages 750-752

  Desquesnes, M ^a   Bossard, G ^a   Patrel, D ^a   Herder, S ^a   Patout, O ^b   Lepetitcolin, E ^b   Thevenon, S ^a   Berthier, D ^a   Pavlovic, D ^a   Brucidou, R ^c   Jacquiet, P ^d   Schelcher, F ^d   Faye, B ^e   Touratier, L ^f   Cuny, G ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b Association Vétérinaire Eleveurs du Millavois AVEM   (France)

^c ZA de Bel Air   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^e Campus International de Baillarguet   (France)

^f WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAMELIDAE; OVIS ARIES; STOMOXYS CALCITRANS; TABANIDAE; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA EVANSI;

EID: 46649110334     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.162.23.750     Document Type: Article

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