Comparison of Babesia rossi and Babesia canis isolates with emphasis on effects of vaccination with soluble parasite antigens: A review

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 75-78

  Schetters, T P M ^a,b   Moubri, K ^b   Cooke, B M ^c  

^a INTERVET INTERNATIONAL BV   (Netherlands)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Babesia canis; Babesia rossi; Immunity; Pathogenesis; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIGEN;

BABESIA; BABESIA CANIS; BABESIA ROSSI; DOG; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; IMMUNITY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITEMIA; REVIEW; SUPERNATANT; VACCINATION; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALIA; BABESIA; BABESIA CANIS; BABESIA ROSSI; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; PROTOZOAN VACCINES; VACCINATION; VIRULENCE;

EID: 70349534373     PISSN: 10199128     EISSN: 22249435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/jsava.v80i2.174     Document Type: Review

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