Increase of canine leishmaniasis in a previously low-endemicity area in Tunisia

Parasite

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 247-251

  Chargui, N ^a   Haouas, N ^a   Gorcii, M ^a   Akrout Messaidi, F ^b   Zribi, M ^b   Babba, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SFAX   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Canine leishmaniasis; Epidemiology; PCR; Prevalence; Serology; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 34548730200     PISSN: 1252607X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/parasite/2007143247     Document Type: Review

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