Clustering of reported cases of leptospirosis among dogs in the United States and Canada

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 215-226

  Ward, Michael P ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Canada; Canine; Cluster; Leptospirosis; Scan statistic; USA

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CANADA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; UNITED STATES;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; BREEDING; CANADA; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, ANIMAL; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE; RECORDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SPACE-TIME CLUSTERING; UNITED STATES;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEPTOSPIRA;

EID: 0037203051     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5877(02)00160-5     Document Type: Article

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