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Lungworms, Maedi Visna and mixed infections with respiratory viruses in Syrian Awassi sheep

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Abbreviations

ADE:

adenovirus

AGID:

agar gel immunodiffusion

IIF:

indirect immunofluorescence

MV:

maedi-visna

PI3:

parainfluenza virus type 3

REO:

respiratory enteric orphan virus

RSV:

respiratory syncytial virus

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  1. International Center of Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), PO Box 5466, Aleppo, Syria

    M. Giangaspero & H. Nishikawa

  2. Station de Pathologie Aviaire et de Parasitologie, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, 37380, Nouzilly, France

    L. Gruner

  3. Research Laboratory, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Al Baath University, Hama, Syria

    D. Tabbaa

  4. Institute of Special Pathology and Veterinary Medical Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Milan, Italy

    G. Vacirca

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Giangaspero, M., Gruner, L., Nishikawa, H. et al. Lungworms, Maedi Visna and mixed infections with respiratory viruses in Syrian Awassi sheep. Vet Res Commun 17, 371–374 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01839387

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