Evidence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in game animals from Slovenia

Acta Veterinaria Hungarica

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 441-448

  Aele, Diana ^a   Avberaek, Jana ^a   Gruntar, Igor ^a   Ocepek, Matjae ^a   Venguat, Gorazd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Anaplasma phagocytophilum; brown bear; chamois; game species; PCR; red deer; roe deer; serology; wild boar

Indexed keywords

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ANIMALIA; CAPREOLUS; CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS; CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; IXODIDA; MAMMALIA; RUPICAPRA; RUPICAPRA RUPICAPRA; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA; URSUS ARCTOS;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ANIMAL; DEER; HUMAN; PIG; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SLOVENIA; TICK; WILD ANIMAL;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; DEER; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SLOVENIA; SUS SCROFA; TICKS;

EID: 84870029325     PISSN: 02366290     EISSN: 15882705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/AVet.2012.038     Document Type: Article

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