The lyme disease : Results of a serological study in sheep, cows and dogs in Bulgaria

Revue de Medecine Veterinaire

Volumn 154, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 363-366

  Zarkov, I S ^a   Marinov, M M ^a  

^a TRAKIA UNIVERSITY   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Antibodies, immunofluorescence; Borrella burgdorferi; Cows; Detection; Dogs; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ACARICIDE; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; BULGARIA; CATTLE DISEASE; COW; DATA ANALYSIS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ECTOPARASITE; LYME DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SEROLOGY; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BORRELIA; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; BORRELLA; BORRELLA BURGDORFERI; BOS TAURUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0038142272     PISSN: 00351555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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