Is the detection of anti-Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Rs24p) antibodies a valuable epidemiological tool of tick infestation in dogs?

Veterinary Research

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 365-369

  Inokuma, Hisashi ^a,b   Ohno, Koichi ^a   Onishi, Takafumi ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Anti tick antibody; Ehrlichia canis; Rhipicephalus sanguineus

Indexed keywords

ACARI; CANIS FAMILIARIS; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIA CANIS; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS;

ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOLOGY; INFESTATION; JAPAN; TICK;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; JAPAN; TICK INFESTATIONS; TICKS;

EID: 0034184328     PISSN: 09284249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/vetres:2000126     Document Type: Article

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