An outbreak of haemolytic anaemia associated with infection of Theileria orientalis in naïve cattle

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 79-85

  McFadden, A M J ^a   Rawdon, T G ^a   Meyer, J ^b   Makin, J ^c   Morley, C M ^a   Clough, R R ^a   Tham, K ^a   Mullner P ^d,e   Geysen, D ^f  

^a Ministry for Primary Industries   (New Zealand)

^b Gribbles Veterinary Pathology   (New Zealand)

^c Warkworth Veterinary Services   (New Zealand)

^d Epi interactive Ltd   (New Zealand)

^e MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^f INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Bovine; Cattle; Haemaphysalis longicornis; Haemolytic; Theileria; Theileria buffeli; Theileria orientalis; Theileriosis

Indexed keywords

BOS; BOVINAE; HAEMAPHYSALIS LONGICORNIS; THEILERIA; THEILERIA BUFFELI; THEILERIA ORIENTALIS;

PROTOZOAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CLASSIFICATION; DAIRYING; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GENETICS; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; NEW ZEALAND; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; THEILERIA; THEILERIOSIS;

ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FEMALE; NEW ZEALAND; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; THEILERIA; THEILERIASIS;

EID: 79960116431     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2011.552857     Document Type: Article

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