Survey of antibodies reactive with Ehrlichia canis among dogs in South Bulgaria

Revue de Medecine Veterinaire

Volumn 157, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 481-485

  Tsachev, I ^a   Kontos, V ^b   Zarkov, I ^a   Krastev, S ^a  

^a TRAKIA UNIVERSITY   (Bulgaria)

^b NATIONAL SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bulgaria; Dog; Ehrlichia canis; Immunofluorescence; Seroprevalence

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS; EHRLICHIA CANIS;

EID: 33846301700     PISSN: 00351555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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