Seroprevalence of bartonella henselae in cattery cats: Association with cattery hygiene and flea infestation

Veterinary Quarterly

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-5

  Foley, J E ^a   Pedersen, N C ^a,a   Kikuchi, Y ^a   Yamamoto, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BLOOD; CAT; CAT DISEASE; DOG; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FLEA; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; PREVALENCE; RICKETTSIOSIS; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BARTONELLA INFECTIONS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DOGS; FEMALE; FLEAS; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 0031603136     PISSN: 01652176     EISSN: 18755941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01652176.1998.9694824     Document Type: Article

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