Survey of canine babesiosis in South Africa

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 180-186

  Collett, M G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Antibabesial therapy; Babesia canis; Babesiosis; Biliary fever; Complications; Costs; Dog; Ehrlichia canis; Importance; Prevalence; Priorities; Research; Supportive treatment; Survey

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DIMINAZENE; IMIDOCARB; TRYPAN BLUE; VITAMIN;

ARTICLE; BABESIOSIS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION REACTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOG; EHRLICHIA CANIS; HEALTH CARE COST; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PARASITEMIA; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELAPSE; SOUTH AFRICA; STEROID THERAPY; TOXICITY; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

BABESIA; BABESIA CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIA CANIS;

EID: 0034495489     PISSN: 10199128     EISSN: 22249435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/jsava.v71i3.710     Document Type: Article

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