Spirochetemia caused by Borrelia turicatae infection in 3 dogs in Texas

Veterinary Clinical Pathology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 212-216

  Whitney, Marlyn S ^a,f   Schwan, Tom G ^b   Sultemeier, Katherine B ^c   McDonald, Polly S ^d   Brillhart, Martin N ^e  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c Colonial Park Veterinary Clinic ^*  (United States)

^d Dry Fork Veterinary Clinic   (United States)

^e Brillhart Veterinary Clinic   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Borrelia turicatae; Dog; Hematology; Spirochetemia

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DOXYCYCLINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BORRELIA; BORRELIA INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CLASSIFICATION; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BORRELIA; BORRELIA INFECTIONS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DOXYCYCLINE; FEMALE; MALE; TEXAS;

ARGASIDAE; BORRELIA; BORRELIA TURICATAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; EHRLICHIA CANIS; IXODIDA; ORNITHODOROS TURICATA; SPIROCHAETALES;

EID: 34250343445     PISSN: 02756382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-165X.2007.tb00213.x     Document Type: Review

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