Clinical demodicosis in African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) in the Kruger National Park

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 502-504

  Wolhuter, Julie ^a   Bengis, Roy G ^b   Reilly, Brian K ^a   Cross, Paul C ^c,d  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b Veterinary Investigation Centre   (South Africa)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African buffalo; Co infection; Demodex cafferi; Kruger National Park

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; DEMODEX; SYNCERUS CAFFER;

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS; BRUCELLOSIS; BUFFALO; CATTLE; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; HOSPITALIZATION; INFESTATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PARASITIC SKIN DISEASE; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; SOUTH AFRICA; WILD ANIMAL;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BRUCELLOSIS; BUFFALOES; CATTLE; FEMALE; MALE; MITE INFESTATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; RIFT VALLEY FEVER; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIN DISEASES, PARASITIC; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS, BOVINE;

EID: 67649975918     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-45.2.502     Document Type: Article

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