Antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi in sheep and goats. Alto Adige-South Tyrol, Italy

New Microbiologica

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 171-174

  Ciceroni, L ^a   Simeoni, J ^b   Pacetti, A I ^c   Ciarrocchi, S ^a   Cacciapuoti, B ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b Azienda Speciale USL Centro Sud   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLE VENEZIE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alto Adige South Tyrol; Borrelia burgdorferi infections; Goats; IFA detected antibodies; MAIA detected antibodies; Sheep

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GOAT; GOAT DISEASE; IMMUNOLOGY; ITALY; LYME DISEASE; PREVALENCE; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI GROUP; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; IMMUNITY, ACTIVE; ITALY; LYME DISEASE; PREVALENCE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

EID: 0030117320     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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