Detection of anaplasma antibodies in wildlife and domestic species in wildlife-livestock interface areas of Kenya by major surface protein 5 competitive inhibition enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 199-205

  Ngeranwa, J J N ^a,b,c   Shompole, S P ^a   Venter, E H ^b,c   Wambugu, A ^a   Crafford, J E ^b,c   Penzhorn, B L ^b,c  

^a KENYA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Anaplasma; Cl ELISA; Kenya; Seroprevalence; Wildlife livestock interface

Indexed keywords

AEPYCEROS MELAMPUS; ANAPLASMA; ANAPLASMA MARGINALE; ANIMALIA; ARMORACIA RUSTICANA; BOS; CAPRA HIRCUS; CONNOCHAETES TAURINUS; EQUUS BURCHELLII; GIRAFFIDAE; OVIS ARIES; TRAGELAPHUS ORYX;

EID: 56549099536     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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