A cross-sectional study of Leishmania spp. infection in clinically healthy dogs with polymerase chain reaction and serology in Greece

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 109, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 19-27

  Leontides, Leonidas S ^a   Saridomichelakis, Manolis N ^b   Billinis, Charalambos ^b,d   Kontos, Vasilios ^c   Koutinas, Alexander F ^b   Galatos, Apostolos D ^d   Mylonakis, Mathios E ^b  

^a Biostatistics and Animal Health Economics   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^c NATIONAL SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Greece)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Dog; IFAT; Infection risk factors; Leishmaniasis; PCR

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HUNTING; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BREED; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG DISEASE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; GREECE; HAIR; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEISHMANIASIS; LIFESTYLE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RURAL AREA; SEROLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; URBAN AREA; VEGETATION;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH; INCIDENCE; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SEROLOGIC TESTS;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 0037120997     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(02)00201-7     Document Type: Article

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