Spatio-temporal epidemiology of Tritrichomonas foetus infection in Texas bulls based on state-wide diagnostic laboratory data

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 186, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 450-455

  Szonyi, Barbara ^a,b   Srinath, Indumathi ^a   Schwartz, Andy ^c   Clavijo, Alfonso ^b   Ivanek, Renata ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM   (United States)

^c Texas Animal Health Commission   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Texas; Tritrichomonas foetus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BULL (BOVINE); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; INFECTION RISK; NONHUMAN; PARASITE PREVALENCE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; TRICHOMONIASIS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; MALE; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; TEXAS; TRITRICHOMONAS FOETUS;

BOS; BOVINAE; PROTOZOA; TRITRICHOMONAS FOETUS;

EID: 84860251999     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.11.075     Document Type: Article

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