Serological survey for antibodies reactive with Ehrlichia canis and E. chaffeensis in dogs from the Bloemfontein area, South Africa

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 126-128

  Pretorius, A M ^a   Kelly, P J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^b BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Bloemfontein; Dogs; Ehrlichia; Serological survey; South Africa

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIA CANIS; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS;

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; EHRLICHIOSIS; IMMUNOLOGY; PANCYTOPENIA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; EHRLICHIOSIS; PANCYTOPENIA;

EID: 0032233619     PISSN: 10199128     EISSN: 22249435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/jsava.v69i4.840     Document Type: Article

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