Seroprevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi in dogs in Alabama, USA

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 127-131

  Wright, James C ^a   Chambers, Margaret ^b   Mullen, Gary R ^a   Swango, Larry J ^a   D'Andrea, George H ^c   Boyce, Alicia J ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries   (United States)

Author keywords

Borrelia burgdorferi; Dogs; Seroprevalence

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ANIMALIA; BORRELIA; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

BACTERIAL VACCINE; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; IMMUNOLOGY; LYME DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; PREVALENCE; TICK BORNE DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

ALABAMA; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL VACCINES; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI GROUP; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; LYME DISEASE; PREVALENCE; TICK-BORNE DISEASES;

EID: 0031181239     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5877(96)01112-9     Document Type: Article

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