Review of exotic infectious diseases in small animals entering the United Kingdom from abroad diagnosed by PCR

Veterinary Record

Volumn 152, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 176-177

  Shaw, S E ^a   Lerga, A I ^a   Williams, S ^a   Beugnet, F ^b   Birtles, R J ^c   Day, M J ^a   Kenny, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMA GMBH AND CO KG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BABESIOSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; DOG; EHRLICHIOSIS; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LEISHMANIASIS; MIXED INFECTION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SERODIAGNOSIS; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0037425972     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.152.6.176     Document Type: Article

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