Seroepidemiology of Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii infection in California Coyotes, 1994-1998

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 711-715

  Chang, Chao Chin ^a   Yamamoto, Kazuhiro ^a   Chomel, Bruno B ^a   Kasten, Rickie W ^a   Simpson, Darren C ^b   Smith, Charles R ^c   Kramer, Vicki L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BARTONELLA VINSONII; BARTONELLACEAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG; ECTOPARASITE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL DENSITY; RICKETTSIOSIS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032742232     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0505.990514     Document Type: Article

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