A seroepidemiologic survey of canine visceral leishmaniosis among apparently healthy dogs in Croatia

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 131, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 35-43

  Zivicnjak T ^a   Martinkovic F ^a   Marinculic A ^a   Mrljak, V ^a   Kucer N ^a   Matijatko, V ^a   Mihaljevic Z ^b   Baric Rafaj R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b CROATIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Croatia; Dog; Dot ELISA; Epidemiology; Leishmania infantum

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY TITER; CITY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROATIA; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; LEISHMANIA; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITOLOGY; REVIEW; SEROLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE; SKIN DISEASE; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIA SP.;

EID: 20444404620     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2005.04.036     Document Type: Article

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