Experimental transmission of Babesia bigemina by Boophilus decoloratus in cattle

Research Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 168-175

  Okon, O E ^a   Opara, K N ^b   Etim, S E ^c   Arong, G A ^a   Oku, E E ^a   Iboh, C I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UYO   (Nigeria)

^c CROSS RIVER UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Babesia bigemina; Boophilus decoloratus; Bovine babesiosis; Cell volume; Experimental transmission; Haemolymph; Infection; Red blood cells

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BABESIA BIGEMINA; BABESIOSIS; BLOOD SMEAR; BOOPHILUS; BOOPHILUS DECOLORATUS; CATTLE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOLYMPH; INFECTION RATE; LARVAL STAGE; MALE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITE VECTOR;

BABESIA BIGEMINA; BOOPHILUS DECOLORATUS; BOS; BOVINAE; FRIESIA; IXODIDA;

EID: 84863224482     PISSN: 18164943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jp.2011.168.175     Document Type: Article

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