Serological survey of vector-borne zoonotic pathogens in pet cats and cats from animal shelters and feral colonies

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 111-117

  Case, Joseph Brad ^a   Chomel, Bruno ^a   Nicholson, William ^b   Foley, Janet E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BARTONELLA; CAT; CAT DISEASE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PARASITE VECTOR; PARASITOLOGY; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIOSIS; SEROLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ARTHROPOD VECTORS; BARTONELLA; BARTONELLA INFECTIONS; CALIFORNIA; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DISEASE VECTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; MALE; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA INFECTIONS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEROLOGIC TESTS; WISCONSIN;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; FELIDAE; FELIS; FELIS CATUS; RICKETTSIA RICKETTSII;

EID: 33644828825     PISSN: 1098612X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfms.2005.10.004     Document Type: Article

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