Trends in the control of heartwater : tick-borne diseases
Heartwater is an economically serious tick-borne disease of ruminants caused by the intracellular bacterium Ehrlichia ruminantium. The disease has traditionally been controlled by four different approaches : controlling the tick vector by dipping, establishing endemic stability, performing immun...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2009-09-01
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Series: | Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research |
Online Access: | https://ojvr.org/index.php/ojvr/article/view/69 |