Infection by Leishmania infantum in cats: Epidemiological study in Spain

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 145, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 267-273

  Martin Sanchez J ^a   Acedo, C ^b   Munoz Perez M ^a   Pesson, B ^c   Marchal, O ^d   Morillas Marquez F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b Lab Analisis Veterinarios ANLAVE   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^d C Vétérinaire de Hochfelden ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Cats; Epidemiology; Leishmania infantum; Spain

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CAT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; FOLLOW UP; GIEMSA STAIN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS; LEUKEMIA; NONHUMAN; PARASITEMIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SERODIAGNOSIS; SPAIN; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; CAT DISEASES; CATS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPAIN;

ANIMALIA; FELIDAE; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM;

EID: 33947365611     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.11.005     Document Type: Article

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