Transmission Times and Prevention of Tick-Borne Diseases in Dogs

Compendium on Continuing Education for the Practicing Veterinarian

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 742-751

  Kidd, L ^a   Breitschwerdt, E B ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ANAPLASMA; BABESIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BARTONELLA; BORRELIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; COXIELLA; EHRLICHIA; HEPATOZOON; RICKETTSIA;

EID: 0242510968     PISSN: 01931903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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