High prevalence of Theileria sp. in wild Chinese Water Deer (Hydropotes inermis argyropus) in South Korea

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 164, Issue 2-4, 2009, Pages 311-314

  Han, Jae Ik ^a   Jang, Hye Jin ^a   Lee, Sook Jin ^a   Na, Ki Jeong ^a  

^a Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Prevalence; Reservoir; Theileria sp.; Wild Chinese Water Deer

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; DEER; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SOUTH KOREA; THEILERIA; THEILERIOSIS; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DEER; PHYLOGENY; PREVALENCE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; THEILERIA; THEILERIASIS;

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; HYDROPOTES INERMIS; HYDROPOTES INERMIS ARGYROPUS; THEILERIA CAPREOLI; THEILERIA OVIS; THEILERIA SP.;

EID: 70249106347     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2009.05.027     Document Type: Article

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