Serological evidence of Brucella abortus prevalence in Punjab Province, Pakistan - A cross-sectional study

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 443-447

  Abubakar, M ^a   Javed Arshed, M ^a   Hussain, M ^b   Ehtisham Ul Haq, ^c   Ali, Q ^a  

^a National Veterinary Laboratory   (Pakistan)

^b PMAS ARID AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^c GTFS/INT/907/ITA   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Brucella abortus; Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; Pakistan; Punjab; Rose bengal plate agglutination test; Serology

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLOSIS; BUFFALO; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLOSIS; BUFFALOES; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR ABORTUS; BUBALUS;

EID: 78449239077     PISSN: 18651674     EISSN: 18651682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1865-1682.2010.01171.x     Document Type: Article

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