Diagnosis of leptospirosis: A reemerging disease of companion animals

Seminars in Veterinary Medicine and Surgery-Small Animal

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 166-171

  Bolin, Carole A ^a  

^a NATIONAL ANIMAL DISEASE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; LEPTOSPIROSIS; REVIEW; SEROLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; LEPTOSPIROSIS; SEROLOGIC TESTS;

EID: 0030208101     PISSN: 08820511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1096-2867(96)80029-6     Document Type: Article

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