Emergence of Zoonotic Canine Leishmaniasis in the United States: Isolation and Immunohistochemical Detection of Leishmania infantum from Foxhounds from Virginia

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue SUPPL., 2003, Pages 691-693

  Rosypal, Alexa C ^a   Troy, Gregory C ^a   Zajac, Anne M ^a   Duncan Jr , Robert B ^a   Waki, Kayoko ^b   Chang, K P ^b   Lindsay, David S ^a  

^a VIRGINIA MARYLAND REGIONAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of the Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG; DOG DISEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; PARASITOLOGY; UNITED STATES; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; VIRGINIA; ZOONOSES;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM;

EID: 0348226841     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2003.tb00690.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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