Autochthonous canine babesiosis in the Netherlands

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 131, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 23-29

  Matjila, Tshepo P ^a,b   Nijhof, Ard M ^a   Taoufik, Amar ^a   Houwers, Dirk ^a   Teske, Erik ^a   Penzhorn, Banie L ^b   De Lange, Thamar ^a   Jongejan, Frans ^a,b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Babesia canis; Dermacentor reticulatus; Dogs; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

IMIDOCARB DIPROPIONATE;

ARTICLE; AUTOCHTHONOUS CANINE BABESIOSIS; AUTUMN; BABESIA; BABESIA CANIS; BABESIOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DEATH; DERMACENTOR RETICULATUS; DOG DISEASE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EPIDEMIC; NETHERLANDS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SPRING; TICK;

ANIMALS; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; BASE SEQUENCE; CARRIER STATE; DERMACENTOR; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; IMIDOCARB; NETHERLANDS; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; PARASITEMIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; URBAN POPULATION;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; BABESIA CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; DERMACENTOR RETICULATUS;

EID: 20444373352     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2005.04.020     Document Type: Article

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