Changes in antibody titres against Leishmania infantum in naturally infected dogs in southern Spain

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-8

  Acedo Sanchez C ^a,b   Morillas Marquez F ^a   Sanchiz Marin M C ^c   Martin Sanchez J ^a  

^a Campus Universitario de Cartuja   (Spain)

^b Laboratorio Anlave   (Spain)

^c Fac Cie Experimentales La Canada   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dogs; Leishmania infantum; Seasonal dynamics; Spain

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG; FOLLOW UP; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS; NONHUMAN; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEROCONVERSION; SEROLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE; SPAIN;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; PREVALENCE; RURAL HEALTH; SEASONS; SPAIN; URBAN HEALTH;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0344431350     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(97)00196-9     Document Type: Article

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