Endemic stability for Theileria parva infections in Ankole calves of the Ankole ranching scheme, Uganda

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 189-195

  Kivaria, F M ^a   Heuer, C ^b   Jongejan, F ^b   Okello Onen, J ^c   Rutagwenda, T ^d   Unger, F ^e   Boehle, W ^e  

^a Animal Diseases Research Institute Dar Es Salaam   (Tanzania)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Livestock Health Research Institute Uganda   (Uganda)

^d MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^e Financial Systems Development Section   (Germany)

Author keywords

East Coast fever; Endemic stability; Theileria parva; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEVER; HERD; INSECT CONTROL; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEROPREVALENCE; THEILERIA PARVA;

ACARI; BOS TAURUS; INSECTA; RHIPICEPHALUS; RHIPICEPHALUS APPENDICULATUS; THEILERIA; THEILERIA PARVA;

EID: 9144223763     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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