Screening dogs in Ontario for Borrelia burgdorferi and Ehrlichia canis should be selective rather than routine

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 673-

  Peregrine, Andrew S ^a   Barker, Ian K ^a   Abrams Ogg, Anthony C G ^a   Woods, J Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CANADA; DOG; DOG DISEASE; EHRLICHIA CANIS; EHRLICHIOSIS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LETTER; LYME DISEASE; MASS SCREENING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMALS; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; EHRLICHIA CANIS; EHRLICHIOSIS; LYME DISEASE; MASS SCREENING; ONTARIO; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CANIS FAMILIARIS; EHRLICHIA CANIS;

EID: 34547808457     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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