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Swamp Fever in Horse: A Brief Overview
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Subha Ganguly
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Rajesh Wakchaure
Swamp fever also known as equine infectious anemia is a viral disease of horses. The etiology belongs to the family Retroviridae and is transmitted by blood sucking insects and mosquitoes. Different strains of the virus have common group specific antigens, but subtypes have different glycoproteins. The disease occurs in Americas, Europe, South Africa and in Middle and far East Russia.
Keywords: Horse, Swamp fever, Viral disease
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Ganguly S, Wakchaure R. Swamp Fever in Horse: A Brief Overview [Internet]. IP Int J Med Microbiol Trop Dis. 2016 [cited 2025 Oct 11];2(3):79-80. Available from: https://doi.org/
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Ganguly, S., Wakchaure, R. (2016). Swamp Fever in Horse: A Brief Overview. IP Int J Med Microbiol Trop Dis, 2(3), 79-80. https://doi.org/
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Ganguly, Subha, Wakchaure, Rajesh. "Swamp Fever in Horse: A Brief Overview." IP Int J Med Microbiol Trop Dis, vol. 2, no. 3, 2016, pp. 79-80. https://doi.org/
Chicago
Ganguly, S., Wakchaure, R.. "Swamp Fever in Horse: A Brief Overview." IP Int J Med Microbiol Trop Dis 2, no. 3 (2016): 79-80. https://doi.org/