Epidemiological aspects of the Brazilian spotted fever: Serological survey of dogs and horses in an endemic area in the state of São Paulo, Brazil

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 427-430

  De Lemos, Elba R S ^a   Machado, Raimundo D ^b   Coura, José R ^a   Guimarães, Maria A A M ^b   Chagas, Nelson ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazilian spotted fever; Dog; Horse; Serology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRAZIL; DOG; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HORSE; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; DOGS; ENDEMIC DISEASES; HORSES; HUMANS; ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER;

EID: 0030276067     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0036-46651996000600007     Document Type: Article

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