Prevalence of selected infectious disease agents in cats from Arizona

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 164-168

  Eberhardt, Jason M ^a   Neal, Karter ^b   Shackelford, Tom ^c   Lappin, Michael R ^a  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

^b Santa Cruz Humane Society   (United States)

^c North Phoenix Spay and Neuter Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ANAPLASMOSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BARTONELLA; CAT; CAT DISEASE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EHRLICHIA; FEMALE; FLEA; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOPLASMA; NEORICKETTSIA RISTICII; PARASITOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RICKETTSIOSIS; UNITED STATES;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ANAPLASMATACEAE INFECTIONS; ANIMALS; ARIZONA; BARTONELLA; BARTONELLA INFECTIONS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DNA, BACTERIAL; EHRLICHIA; FEMALE; FLEAS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; INSECT VECTORS; MALE; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; NEORICKETTSIA RISTICII; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE;

ACARI; ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; BARTONELLA; BARTONELLA CLARRIDGEIAE; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; CANDIDATUS MYCOPLASMA HAEMOMINUTUM; EHRLICHIA; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA HAEMOFELIS; NEORICKETTSIA RISTICII; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 33646165099     PISSN: 1098612X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfms.2005.12.002     Document Type: Article

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