Serological survey for Ehrlichia canis in urban dogs from the major population centres of northern Australia

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 559-562

  Mason, R J ^a,b   Lee, J M ^a   Curran, J M ^a   Moss, A ^a   Van Der Heide, B ^c   Daniels, P W ^c  

^a Australian Government Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry   (Australia)

^b Dept Prim Indust Ener GPO B   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Canine ehrlichiosis; Ehrlichia canis; IFA; Northern Australia; Rhipicephalus sanguineus; Test specificity; Tick borne; Tropical canine pancytopaenia

Indexed keywords

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

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD; DOG; DOG DISEASE; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIOSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HEALTH; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; AUSTRALIA; DNA, BACTERIAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIOSIS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0035431245     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2001.tb10749.x     Document Type: Review

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