An update on bovine anaplasmosis (Anaplasma marginale) in Canada

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 837-840

  Howden, Krista J ^a   Geale, Dorothy W ^a   Paré, Julie ^a   Golsteyn Thomas, Elizabeth J ^a   Gajadhar, Alvin A ^b  

^a CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

^b Centre for Food Borne and Animal Parasitology   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAPLASMA MARGINALE; ANAPLASMOSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DERMACENTOR; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PARASITE VECTOR; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE;

ANAPLASMA MARGINALE; ANAPLASMOSIS; ANIMALS; ARACHNID VECTORS; CANADA; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DERMACENTOR; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; FEMALE; MALE; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE;

ANAPLASMA MARGINALE; BOVINAE;

EID: 77956608434     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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