Seroprevalence of and risk factors for Bartonella henselae and Bartonella quintana infections among pet cats in Jordan

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 63-71

  Al Majali, Ahmad M ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Bartonella henselae; Bartonella quintana; Cats; Jordan; Seroprevalence

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BARTONELLA QUINTANA; BLOOD; CAT; CAT DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; RICKETTSIOSIS; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BARTONELLA INFECTIONS; BARTONELLA QUINTANA; CAT DISEASES; CATS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

BARTONELLA; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BARTONELLA QUINTANA; FELIS CATUS; JORDANIA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 3042847362     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2004.03.008     Document Type: Article

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