Detection of antibodies to Francisella tularensis in cats

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 22-26

  Magnarelli, L ^a   Levy, S ^b   Koski, R ^c  

^a The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station   (United States)

^b Durham Veterinary Hospital   (United States)

^c L2 Diagnostics LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Cats; Francisella tularensis; Ticks; Tularemia

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CAT DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; INFECTION RISK; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; TICK BORNE DISEASE; TULAREMIA; UNITED STATES;

AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CAT DISEASES; CATS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; TULAREMIA;

ARTHROPODA; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; IXODIDA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 33845277798     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2006.06.003     Document Type: Article

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