Recognition of the threat of ehrlichia ruminantium infection in domestic and wild ruminants in the continental united states

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 237, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 520-530

  Kasari, Thomas R ^a   Miller, Ryan S ^b   James, Angela M ^b   Freier, Jerome E ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND ANIMAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOVIDAE; EHRLICHIA RUMINANTIUM;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BOVIDS; DEMOGRAPHY; EHRLICHIA RUMINANTIUM; FEMALE; HEARTWATER DISEASE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION MIGRATION; TICK; UNITED STATES; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DEMOGRAPHY; EHRLICHIA RUMINANTIUM; FEMALE; HEARTWATER DISEASE; IXODIDAE; MALE; RUMINANTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957895868     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.237.5.520     Document Type: Article

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