An outbreak of cryptosporidiosis in a collection of Stone curlews (Burhinus oedicnemus) in Dubai

Avian Pathology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 521-526

  Zylan, Kasamyra ^a,b   Bailey, Tom ^b   Smith, Huw V ^c   Silvanose, Christudas ^b   Kinne, Joerg ^d   Schuster, Rolf K ^d   Hyland, Kevin ^e  

^a Dubai Falcon Hospital ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b Dubai Falcon Hospital   (United Arab Emirates)

^c STOBHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d CENTRAL VETERINARY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United Arab Emirates)

^e Wildlife Protection Office   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; HALOFUGINONE; PIPERIDINE DERIVATIVE; QUINAZOLINONE DERIVATIVE; SPIRAMYCIN; TOLTRAZURIL; TRIAZINE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD; BIRD DISEASE; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; EPIDEMIC; FECES; PARASITOLOGY; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; BIRD DISEASES; BIRDS; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FECES; PIPERIDINES; QUINAZOLINONES; SPIRAMYCIN; TRIAZINES; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

AVES; BURHINUS OEDICNEMUS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; NUMENIUS; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR INFANTIS;

EID: 51849123841     PISSN: 03079457     EISSN: 14653338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03079450802357019     Document Type: Article

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