Longitudinal monitoring of <it>Ehrlichia ruminantium </it>infection in Gambian lambs and kids by pCS20 PCR and MAP1-B ELISA

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The epidemiology of <it>E. ruminantium </it>infection in extensively managed young animals is not adequately understood. Thus in this study, we monitored the onset (age at first infection) and kinetics of <it>E. rum...

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Main Authors: Bell-Sakyi Lesley, Munstermann Susanne, Geysen Dirk, Faburay Bonto, Jongejan Frans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-07-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/7/85