Prevalence of Ehrlichia canis in Germany;Vorkommen von Ehrlichia canis bel hunden in Deutschland?

Tierarztliche Praxis Ausgabe K: Kleintiere - Heimtiere

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 123-128

  Jensen, J ^a   Simon, D ^a   Schaarschmidt Kiener, D ^b   Muller W ^b   Nolte, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b Labor ALOMED   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dog; Ehrlichia canis; Germany; Indigenous infection

Indexed keywords

ANAPLASMA; ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIA CANIS;

EID: 34248147436     PISSN: 14341239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1622610     Document Type: Article

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