Case-control study of canine infection by a newly recognised Babesia microti-like piroplasm

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 137-145

  Guitian F J ^a   Camacho, A T ^b   Telford III, S R ^c,d  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Laboratorio Lema and Bandin   (Spain)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Babesia microti; Dogs; Logistic regression analysis; Odds ratio; Parasitological disease; Risk factors; Theileria annae

Indexed keywords

ACARI; BABESIA; BABESIA MICROTI; CANIS FAMILIARIS; THEILERIA ANNAE;

EID: 0141993519     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5877(03)00164-8     Document Type: Article

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