High seroprevalence of granulocytic ehrlichiosis distinguishes sheep that were the source of an alimentary epidemic of tick-borne encephalitis

Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 116, Issue 17-18, 2004, Pages 614-616

  Zeman, Petr ^a   Januska, Jiri ^b   Orolinova, Marta ^c   Stuen, Snorre ^e   Struhar, Viktor ^d   Jebavy, Lukas ^d  

^a Regional Center of Hygiene   (Czech Republic)

^b Regional Center of Hygiene   (Czech Republic)

^c District Hygienic Station   (Czech Republic)

^d Biotest sro ^*  (Czech Republic)

^e NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Alimentary epidemic; Anaplasma phagocytophilum; Co infection; Tick borne encephalitis; Tick borne fever

Indexed keywords

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; EHRLICHIOSIS; GOAT; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; SEROPREVALENCE; SHEEP; TICK BORNE DISEASE; TICK BORNE ENCEPHALITIS; TICK BORNE ENCEPHALITIS FLAVIVIRUS; VIRUS NEUTRALIZATION;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CHEESE; EHRLICHIOSIS; ENCEPHALITIS VIRUSES, TICK-BORNE; ENCEPHALITIS, TICK-BORNE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; GOATS; HUMANS; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; NEUTRALIZATION TESTS; NEUTROPHILS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; ZOONOSES;

EID: 5344252990     PISSN: 00435325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00508-004-0191-0     Document Type: Article

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